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D. Appleton  ^Company 


UNIVERSITY  OF  CALIFORNIA 


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DEPARTMENT  OF  EDUCATION 


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APPLETON’S 


STANDARD  SPELLER 


BY 

WILLIAM  L.  FELTER,  Ph.D. 

Principal  of  the  Girls’  High  School,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 
Formerly  Associate  Superintendent  of  Schools 


NEW  YORK 

D.  APPLETON  AND  COMPANY 
1906 


Copyright,  1905,  by 
D.  APPLETON  AND  COMPANY 


PREFACE 


The  work  of  the  book  includes  Spelling,  Phonic  Drill, 
Word  Building,  Word  Formation  and  Application  of  Rules  of 
Spelling,  Dictation,  Punctuation,  Homonyms,  Etymology,  and 
Synonyms. 

There  are  two  steps  before  writing  and  composition  ; namely, 
pronunciation  and  spelling.  The  Speller  works  from  the  first 
step  toward  the  third.  Therefore,  Phonic  Drill  begins  in  the 
First  Year  and  is  carried  through  the  Fourth ; and  syllabication 
and  accent  begin  in  the  Third  and  continue  to  the  end  of  the 
book,  being  delayed  so  much  only  because  the  pupil  should  first 
recognize  the  written  words  as  wholes.  It  is  suggested  that  the 
teacher  supplement  the  Phonic  Drills  by  calling  attention  to 
some  general  rules  of  pronunciation  ; for  example,  to  the  short 
vowel  before  a doubled  consonant,  to  the  long  vowel  before  a 
single  consonant  followed  by  e,  and  to  the  frequency  of  hard  g 
and  hard  c before  a and  o and  of  soft  g and  soft  c before  e and  i. 
In  the  step  from  pronunciation  to  spelling,  Word  Building  is  a 
help;  and  exercises  in  Word  Building  occur  in  the  Second, 
Third,  and  Fourth  Years. 

The  sentences,  introduced  as  much  to  practice  readiness  and 
ease  in  spelling  as  to  illustrate  the  meanings  of  words,  are  not 
always  limited  to  the  word  list  immediately  preceding,  but  often 
give  opportunity  for  test  and  review.  As  helpful  to  the  work 
in  Dictation,  the  uses  of  the  simpler  marks  of  punctuation  have 
been  explained  and  illustrated. 

At  the  close  of  the  work  in  Punctuation,  there  begins,  in  the 
Fifth  Year,  the  systematic  drill  in  Etymology,  which  is  treated 
simply,  with  abundant  explanation,  illustration,  and  practice 
work.  And  as  a last  step  toward  that  careful  composition  work 
for  which  the  book  is  preparing  is  a list  of  Synonyms,  defined. 
In  the  section  for  Advanced  Grades,  the  apportionment  of  the 
material  in  lessons  has  been  left  to  the  teacher,  who  can  best 
suit  the  work  to  the  time  and  deficiencies  of  the  particular  class. 

iii 


54! ‘485 


IV 


PREFACE 


The  book  emphasizes  the  need  of  review  and  provides  ample 
opportunity  for  it.  For  the  close  of  the  Second,  Third,  and 
Fourth  Years,  a short  “Review”  is  provided.  The  word  lists 
for  the  Advanced  Grades  are  partially  review.  Homonyms  are 
given  each  separately  before  they  appear  together,  with  test 
sentences.  And  the  other  kinds  of  exercises  already  mentioned 
draw  constantly  upon  the  word  lists.  But  not  to  cramp  the 
vocabulary,  it  is  the  difficult  element  in  a word  and  not  the 
word  itself  that  is  repeated  frequently  in  the  spelling  lists ; for 
example,  receive , receiving , receiver , receipt.  Ringing  changes 
on  words  is  a help  in  word  formation  ; in  applying  the  rules 
of  spelling  to  the  different  formations ; in  learning  informally 
prefixes,  suffixes,  and  stems,  and  so  gradually  leading  up  to  the 
later  studies  in  Etymology ; and  in  giving  accuracy,  flexibility, 
and  elasticity  to  the  pupil’s  vocabulary. 

It  is  suggested  that  oral  spelling  be  not  required  until  the 
beginning  of  the  Second  Year.  During  the  First  Year  the 
words  should  be  recognized  as  wholes,  and  should  be  so  taught. 
It  is  presumed  that  the  words  here  selected  are  those  that  may 
be  found  in  the  reading  work  of  the  year.  The  spelling  work  is 
intended  to  supplement  the  reading  work,  so  that  the  pupils  will 
be  called  upon  to  copy  only  those  words  and  sentences  that  they 
have  first  been  taught  to  read.  Let  the  teacher  in  the  latter  half 
of  the  First  Year  conduct  frequent  and  rapid  drills  on  reciting 
the  letters  in  order,  beginning  with  a certain  letter  and  complet- 
ing the  alphabet,  rather  than  on  reciting  the  entire  alphabet — 
when  once  it  has  been  taught.  Let  the  pupils  be  led  to  observe 
the  distinction  between  vowels  and  consonants  by  finding 
whether  the  letter  can  stand  alone  or  has  to  “ lean  ” on  some 
other  letter.  Thus : Does  a lean  on  any  other  letter  ? Does  b ? 
Does  e ? Does  / ? In  this  way  all  the  letters  of  the  alphabet 
may  be  treated,  and  the  pupils  led  to  determine  which  are  vowels 
and  which  are  consonants. 

The  following  method  is  suggested  for  the  Second  Year: 
Write  the  new  words  on  the  blackboard.  Call  on  several  pupils 
to  give  a story — that  is,  a complete  statement — using  each  new 
word  in  turn.  Have  different  pupils  ask  questions  with  the 
words  as  well  as  make  statements.  Call  upon  several  in  succes- 
sion to  spell  each  word.  Following  this  method  the  pupil  learns 
how  to  make  declarative  and  interrogative  sentences;  and,  in 
writing  these,  how  to  use  the  period  and  the  question  mark. 


FIRST  YEAR 


WORDS 

TO  BE 

COPIED 

see 

no 

tell 

did 

That 

me 

the 

does 

Did 

put 

can 

old 

dog 

Am 

There 

am 

give 

good 

It 

over 

you 

us 

I 

Is 

want 

eat 

an 

bed 

ever 

one 

is 

we 

like 

on 

well 

a 

saw 

her 

end 

now 

at 

ill 

A 

He 

ate 

he 

any 

find 

Her 

seed 

do 

has 

boy 

Here 

come 

not 

egg 

girl 

How 

goes 

play 

she 

will 

Have 

going 

it 

go 

Are 

The 

cat 

COW 

have 

Let 

This 

where 

hat 

nest 

hen 

had 

run 

bird 

and 

doll 

box 

in 

baby 

write 

name 

red 

with 

fly 

cup 

rat 

take 

drink 

fox 

get 

call 

ride 

fast 

1 


2 APPLETON’S  STANDARD  SPELLER 


Inasmuch*  as  the  work  in  spelling  usually  includes  the 
spelling  of  certain  irregular  verbs,  the  following  list  is  sug- 
gested. The  pupils  should  be  called  upon  to  make  oral  sen- 
tences using  the  words,  as  well  as  to  write  them.  The  drill 
upon  the  use  of  these  words,  and  others  such  as  these,  makes 


an  effective  and 

necessary 

language  lesson. 

see 

saw 

drink 

drank 

come 

came 

eat 

ate 

find 

found 

go 

went 

has 

had 

write 

wrote 

take 

took 

SENTENCES  TO  BE  COPIED 


The  teacher  should  make  others , using  words  thus  far  taught. 

Can  you  eat  ? 

Did  the  dog  play  ? Is  the  dog  well  ? 

Can  a dog  play  ? 

Do  you  want  it  ? Have 

you  one  ? 

Can  a girl 

see  ? 

Do  you  see  ? 

I have  one. 

A boy  can 

see. 

I can  see. 

This  is  it. 

A cow  can 

see. 

I see  you. 

Let  the  dog  see. 

Do  you  see 

it? 

I can  play. 

Did  he  see  ? 

Are  you  good  ? 

Do  see  me. 

That  is  she. 

Are  you  well  ? 

Am  I well  ? 

I like 

you. 

Does  she  go  ? 

How  can  I eat?  Does  the  boy  eat? 

WORDS  TO  BE 

COPIED 

some 

takes 

work 

flying 

never 

apple 

eats 

pie 

are 

his 

to 

look 

plate 

ink 

heard 

what 

say 

cent 

apples 

bell 

spoon 

out 

so 

know 

tub 

sold 

tree 

my 

them 

fit 

horse 

sell 

Fred 

rang 

neat 

FIRST  YEAR 


3 


milk 

sings 

let 

must 

mamma 

pet 

up 

slate 

school 

all 

kind 

your 

him 

day 

Sam 

sing 

hear 

leaf 

flew 

buzz 

pen 

be 

gave 

week 

next 

May 

gets 

they 

two 

jump 

for 

hand 

They 

after 

quick 

grass 

tin 

bread 

wings 

home 

said 

dishes 

far 

toys 

tea 

yes 

ripe 

reads 

keeps 

buy 

under 

sang 

tail 

clean 

wash 

catch 

bring 

kite 

drum 

had 

table 

cold 

nice 

caught 

loves 

bad 

snow 

seem 

seven 

happy 

sun 

nuts 

two 

eight 

rain 

bug 

stem 

three 

fence 

leaves 

ice 

root 

four 

horse 

road 

hot 

house 

five 

lives 

pond 

night 

watch 

mice 

brought 

bag 

first 

from 

fed 

owl 

robin 

mew 

shut 

eye 

care 

twig 

father 

open 

sleep 

face 

pain 

such 

spell 

full 

paw 

left 

Let  the  pupils  make  sentences  with  the  following  irregu- 
lar verbs  and  then  write  the  words : 


ring  rang 
catch  caught 


fly 


flew 


hear  heard 
bring  brought 


run  ran 


4 


APPLETON’S  STANDARD  SPELLER 


SENTENCES  TO  BE  COPIED 


Can  you  eat  ? 

I can. 

I can  see. 

Can  a cow  see  ? 

What  have  you  ? 

I like  meat. 

Does  the  girl  like  meat  ? 
The  boy  does  not  like  meat. 
Is  he  ill? 

I like  to  eat. 

Can  Sam  hear  ? 

The  bird  sings. 

Have  you  a slate  ? 

I want  one. 

Is  that  the  cow  ? 

What  have  you  ? 

Is  it  an  apple  ? 

Have  you  an  apple  ? 

Has  the  hoy  an  apple  ? 

A cow  can  hear. 

Phonic  Drill 

fate 
name 


Do  you  like  milk  ? 

May  can  get  some. 

Does  your  dog  like  it  ? 
Are  you  kind  to  the  bird  ? 
I hear  her  sing. 

Have  you  any  pie  ? 

Sam  does  not  hear  you. 

I know  he  will  eat  some. 
Is  he  at  work  ? 

Do  you  not  see  him  ? 

Can  you  sing  well  ? 

I do  not  want  to  sing. 
Fred  will  sing  for  us. 

I have  a cent. 

Is  it  a good  cent  ? 

May  I call  out  to  Sam  ? 

Is  he  up  in  the  tree  ? 

He  is  at  the  well. 

Can  he  sell  any  milk  ? 

The  milk  is  sold. 


(long  sound  of  a as  in  mate)  : 

made  baby  place 

gate  table  cape 


SECOND  YEAR 


During  the  term,  let  the  pupils  make  sentences,  using  the 
following  irregular  verbs.  The  complete  sentences  may  be 
written. 


do 

did 

sing 

sang 

leaves 

left 

is 

are 

blow 

blew 

think 

thought 

sell 

sold 

draw 

drew 

fight 

fought 

say 

said 

give 

gave 

break 

broke 

tell 

told 

sit 

sat 

grow 

grew 

FIRST  WEEK 

Teach  five  neic 

words  daily.  Keep  up  constant 

review. 

glad 

dine 

turn 

old 

sit 

got 

win 

not 

cart 

wait 

own 

arm 

bin 

use 

grade 

wet 

papa 

heads 

still 

boil 

lesrs 

o 

ducks 

water 

food 

best 

Did  you  hear  my  bird  sing  ? 

I can  hear  it  now. 

Will  you  give  the  cart  to  me  ? 

My  mamma  wants  me  to  have  it. 
A bird  can  fly  well. 

Phonic  Drill  (short  sound  of  a as  in  fan) : 

li&t  li&ve  hdng 

r&p  h&nd  l&mp 


5 


&dd 

cat 


6 APPLETON’S  STANDARD  SPELLER 


SECOND  WEEK 


hard 

the 

cry 

sold 

get 

set 

west 

rent 

tent 

cuff 

grow 

blow 

vine 

cot 

stand 

large 

other 

then 

black 

dinner 

friend 

these 

down 

fists 

bear 

May  I have  my  red  ball  ? 
You  must  not  play  now. 
Call  the  boy. 

Give  him  this  cent. 

Tell  him  to  go  for  bread. 

THIRD  WEEK 


dog 

his 

trap 

too 

tire 

bud 

cents 

kitty 

into 

rice 

mug 

curl 

pond 

mind 

try 

hungry 

mother 

useful 

sister 

more 

fur 

think 

shine 

race 

fire 

What  will  the  boy  say  ? 

The  man  will  take  his  horse. 

The  boy  will  give  two  cents  for  a ball. 
The  girl  is  going  to  school. 

She  is  kind  to  the  birds. 


mile 

gate 

muff 

rule 

on 

jest 

than 

bounds 

blaze 

dry 

FOURTH  WEEK 

blade 

ink 

snap 

room 

sheep 


Mary  sir 

bind  brook 

tree  pull 

stars  fair 

lamb 


moon 


SECOND  YEAR 


7 


Sam  sold  the  bread  to  her. 

He  must  come  in  now. 

Do  you  like  to  go  to  school  ? 
Where  shall  I put  this  apple  seed? 
Put  it  on  the  slate. 

Phonic  Drill  (long  sound  of  e as  in  me) : 


even 

hear 

feast 

eve 

the 

peace 

ear 

keep 

FIFTH  WEEK 

cheer 

vex 

likes 

looks 

bite 

eating 

post 

back 

pick 

blot 

quite 

ax 

touch 

rude 

deep 

stop 

skips 

just 

much 

could 

able 

why 

raised 

hurt 

forget 

Do  you  like  apples? 

The  one 

I am  eating  is 

good. 

Do  you  want  one  ? 

I want  a 

red  one  for  this  hoy. 

Are  you  going  to  get  the  eggs  ? 

SIXTH  WEEK 

crack 

hill 

wise 

rosy 

lost 

near 

sound 

playing 

tell 

alive 

lamp 

game 

sum 

gift 

given 

mouse 

cake 

garden 

time 

only 

looked 

lady 

handle 

king 

once 

Did  you  crack  your  slate  ? 

The  fat  bird  is  in  the  tree  near  the  gate. 


8 APPLETON’S  STANDARD  SPELLER 

Where  is  the  nest  of  the  bird  ? 

It  is  in  the  apple  tree  on  the  hill. 
You  must  play  a game  of  ball  now. 

SEVENTH  WEEK 


chirped 

sled 

breast 

sail 

throw 

pecked 

ball 

sort 

carry 

nose 

they 

beet 

crying 

John 

fun 

because 

hope 

print 

brother 

even 

rest 

sick 

coat 

letter 

steps 

Fred  can  jump  as  far  as  the  gate. 

How  do  you  know  he 

can  ? 

Sam  saw  him  do  it. 

Fred  has  a ball  and  a 

sled. 

Have  you  i 

seen  them  ? 

Phonic 

Drill  (short 

sound  of  < 

3 as  in  pet)  : 

well 

Sgg 

very 

sSnd 

s§nse 

elm 

penny 

c8nt 

EIGHTH  WEEK 

ask 

green 

rich 

its 

held 

bent 

fir 

ears 

hint 

men 

firm 

your 

shoot 

keep 

grandpa 

fill 

writing 

figs 

tears 

almost 

reach 

corner 

path 

stood 

thank 

Did  you  ask  him  to  go  to  school  ? 

All  the  apples  on  my  tree  are  green. 
Are  the  apples  on  your  tree  red  ? 


SECOND  YEAR 


9 


I want  to  take  the  bird  in  my  hand. 

The  dog  wanted  to  jump  into  the  deep  well. 

NINTH  WEEK 


clucked 

poor  postal 

cock 

visit 

sky 

blind  fever 

blotter 

lame 

from 

flung  stone 

straw 

Nellie 

upon 

frog  log 

drop 

things 

right 

bow  fear 

white 

called 

Where  did  you  put  my  doll  ? 

He  will  take  the  kite  from  you. 

I have  a pen,  and  I want 

some  ink. 

Sam  likes  black  ink  the  best. 
He  goes  to  school  every  day. 

TENTH  WEEK 

barn 

ride  flakes 

bushes 

worm 

fish 

door  pay 

slumber 

Ned 

nicely 

Jack  brindle 

live 

sweep 

loved 

asked  shone 

told 

oak 

curls 

hair  wear 

might 

dew 

The  men  are  in  the  barn. 

They  are  milking  the  cows. 

We  are  going  to  have  fish  and  bread  and 
How  much  did  Jack  pay  for  your  dog? 

eggs- 

I do  not  know. 

Phonic 

Drill  (long  sound  of  i as  in  mine): 

fine 

pipe 

tire 

mice 

mind 

night 

spire 

cider 

APPLETON'S  STANDARD  SPELLER 


10 


ELEVENTH  WEEK 


dull 

oar 

pony 

rose 

cried 

spill 

field 

soft 

along 

wild 

pinch 

show 

tone 

store 

ships 

skin 

spring 

hunt 

sunny 

summer 

core 

frost 

sweet 

cloudy 

winter 

What  have  we  for  dinner? 

We  have  bread  and  fish  and  apples. 
I want  to  show  you  my  pony. 

I came  to  see  the  nest  of  the  black  bird. 

Have  you  a nice  red  rose  ? 

TWELFTH 

WEEK 

flies 

cool 

them 

bucket 

wanted 

stick 

dipper  tail 

spring 

string 

wave 

send 

rope 

took 

count 

flower 

pale 

hard 

threw 

ground 

lace 

cape 

comb 

pence 

learned 

Jack  cried  for  his  box 

of  bird  seed. 

Nellie  found  it  in  the  barn. 

You  can 

read  this  on  the  ship. 

Will  you 

send  me  a drink  ? 

I will  go 

to  the  spring 

for 

a drink  for 

you. 

THIRTEENTH 

WEEK 

blue 

below 

Tom 

clock 

tiny 

soap 

ten 

unit 

stream 

sixth 

this 

suds 

soon 

school 

tame 

SECOND  YEAR 

11 

odd 

stopped  worth 

forgot 

knew 

short 

tried  larger 

while 

weeks 

She  saw  the  girls  in 

the  barn. 

They  had  this  blue  ball. 

Mary  has  ten  dolls  with  blue  eyes. 

Will  you  give  me  a 

drink  of  water? 

Fred  has  three  tame  ducks. 

Phonic  Drill  (short  sound  of 

i as  in  pin): 

hill 

sink 

ditch 

tip 

ditch 

drink 

dish 

hint 

FOURTEENTH 

WEEK 

shame 

shut  swift 

Rover 

teeth 

boast 

down  window  burr 

about 

away 

afraid  should 

truth 

child 

follow 

dries  dried 

hide 

walks 

picture 

turn  forest 

blocks 

slip 

Is  this  your  flower  ? 

Come  down  to  the  barn  with  me. 
Are  you  afraid  of  the  duck  ? 

He  is  looking  out  of  the  window. 
He  should  have  his  dinner. 

FIFTEENTH  WEEK 


canned 

morning 

book 

strutted 

bowl 

content 

tag 

pink 

Harry 

chickens 

buzz 

yard 

wish 

fret 

flutter 

God 

bottom 

getting 

candle 

would 

silent 

again 

floor 

clothes 

rainy 

12 


APPLETON’S  STANDARD  SPELLER 


The  child  can  eat  bread. 

Will  the  dog  jump  for  his  meat? 

We  can  play  in  our  back  yard. 

I like  to  read  about  the  boys  and  girls. 
We  will  play  with  the  pink  ball. 


WORD  BUILDING 

Words  ending  with  ad  or  ade: 


bad 

mad 

made 

shade 

fad 

pad 

fade 

spade 

glad 

sad 

glade 

trade 

had 

shad 

blade 

wade 

lad 

bade 

grade 

lemonade 

Write  words 

ending  with 

id  or  ide,  as . 

bid 

did 

hide 

tide 

slide 

Words  ending  with  art  or 

ine: 

cart 

smart 

line 

wine 

dart 

start 

mine 

twine 

mart 

dine 

thine 

swine 

part 

fine 

pine 

refine 

tart 

kine 

vine 

define 

Write  words  ending  with 

in,  as : 

bin 

din 

pin 

skin 

win 

What  letters 

are  the  same 

in  all  the  following  words  ? 

crack 

knack 

black 

pack 

stack 

tack 

hack 

rack 

back 

sack 

lack 

track 

SECOND  YEAR 


13 


Write  all  the  words  you  knoio  ending  with  ound,  as  : 

pound  sound  round  bound 

What  letters  are  the  same  in  these  words  ? 


batch 

hatch 

match 

scratch 

catch 

latch 

patch 

thatch 

Hoiv  many 

words  can 

you  make 

ending  with 

oil? 

boil 

toil 

• 

soil 

foil 

Write  words  ending  with  ail,  as 

; 

mail 

sail 

tail 

wail 

quail 

SIXTEENTH 

WEEK 

Teach  , 

six  new  words  daily. 

pair 

sting 

foot 

aches 

honey 

hive 

drive 

many 

harm 

buzzed 

boat 

very 

hurt 

making 

move 

bees 

were 

hit 

hummed 

donkey 

temper 

juice 

spark 

another 

bark 

busy 

small 

those 

pleasant 

speaks 

Bees  live  in  a hive. 

Fred,  come  and  see  my  horse. 

Will  he  drive  the  donkey  ? 

Mary  ran  away  from  the  hive. 

Do  you  like  honey  very  much  ? 

Phonic  Drill  (long  sound  of  o as  in  over): 

home  both  most  rope 

bone  smoke  open  whole 


APPLETON’S  STANDARD  SPELLER 


14 

SEVENTEENTH  WEEK 


always 

liked 

east 

south 

lessons 

funny 

every 

cage 

park 

nothing 

last 

began 

north 

flanks 

gale 

pints 

high 

strong 

obey 

witch 

mean 

saying 

behind 

ready 

pantry 

vexed 

running 

opened 

carried 

hollow 

He  liked  to  drive  the  horse. 

Do  you  always  mind  ; 

your  mother  ? 

Do  you  always  know  your  lessons  ? 

Fred  likes  honey  very  much. 

They  took  her  near  the  hive. 

EIGHTEENTH 

WEEK 

warm 

laughed 

whom 

birdie 

duty 

learn 

merry 

sure 

longer 

passed 

leave 

story 

barley 

lines 

spray 

incli 

good-by 

peep 

teach 

chair 

round 

money 

pocket 

roof 

nearly 

limbs 

dollars 

himself 

longest 

paper 

Are  bees  always  working  ? 

We  gave 

food  to  all  the  little  birds. 

The  little  bird  was  in 

a cage. 

Do  let  the  little  bird  out  of  the  cage. 

Did  she  laugh  at  the  funny  boy  ? 

NINETEENTH 

WEEK 

front 

years 

wonder 

world 

supper 

eaves 

makes 

miles 

cook 

shell 

SECOND  YEAR 


15 


key 

done 

alarm 

coal 

coming 

locks 

roll 

tall 

ashes 

slowly 

broken 

need 

cradle 

gently 

spade 

belongs 

town 

spoke 

felt 

picked 

Mamma  is  coming  up  to  this  school. 

The  world 

is  round  like  a ball. 

See  the  boy  running  down  the  hill. 
Mary  is  playing  with  the  baby. 

Fred  will  go  down  to  the  field  for  the 
Jack  was  quite  content  to  work. 

pony. 

Phonic  Drill  (short  sound  of 

o as  in  not) : 

6ff 

l6st 

cbst 

blbck 

6dd 

lftng 

sSng 

frftst 

TWENTIETH 

WEEK 

harsh 

quart 

march 

kennel 

lose 

content 

glass 

named 

puppy 

jaw 

quite 

bathe 

hide-and-seek  upper 

few 

vain 

trying 

shorter 

flag 

mast 

below 

heel 

please 

hiding 

nail 

above 

meat 

polite 

blame 

though 

Did  you  see  the  mast  of  the  ship  ? 

When  did  you  play  hide-and-seek  ? 

There  are  a few  other  flags. 

What  are  you  trying  to  do  ? 

We  have  just  named  this  little  one  Jack. 
Was  the  puppy  trying  to  bark  ? 

Be  polite  and  try  to  please. 


APPLETON'S  STANDARD  SPELLER 


16 


TWENTY-FIRST  WEEK 


flight 

puts 

gem 

stars 

wind 

moves 

talks 

gallon 

beam 

fit 

love 

struck 

each 

young 

flows 

snake 

hold 

reached 

hole 

cross 

gaze 

stretches 

crept 

shouted 

quiet 

strike 

iron 

charm 

moment 

late 

The  cage  was  up  very  high. 

Fred  was  tall  and  strong. 

Did  Mary  get  food  for  the  young  dogs  ? 
She  gave  them  some  puppy  food. 

A gallon  is  four  quarts. 


TWENTY-SECOND  WEEK 


paste 

pigs 

aged 

dusty 

horns 

shrill 

air 

against 

clover 

whose 

cord 

first 

seen 

deer 

shook 

bite 

knew 

twelve 

calf 

shears 

wife 

flour 

finest 

sober 

stripes 

seldom 

worm 

myself 

silk 

climbed 

Sam  laughed  at  the  funny  story. 

Can  you  spin  a top  with  a string  ? 

Did  you  see  the  deer  stand  in  the  water  ? 
How  many  horns  had  the  deer  ? 

Did  you  see  the  deer  in  the  park  ? 

Phonic  Drill  (long  sound  of  u as  in  blue) : 

tune  due 

cube 


use 

mute 


muse 


unit 

pupil 


SECOND  YEAR 


17 


TWENTY-THIRD  WEEK 


clear 

beard 

wax 

spout 

flocks 

alone 

ounce 

bean 

plant 

crook 

pound 

paws 

stove 

teapot 

square 

goats 

stir 

steep 

teaspoon 

board 

rolled 

noise 

beneath 

taken 

change 

dozen 

rooster 

proud 

hurrah 

Jack  was  a jolly  little  boy. 

The  water  in  the  brook  is  very  clear. 
The  dog  put  his  paw  into  the  water. 
Would  you  like  a pound  of  good  candy? 
We  went  up  a very  steep  hill. 

TWENTY-FOURTH  WEEK 


moiith 

peanuts 

fond 

faded 

teacher 

help 

whisked 

rocked 

frayed 

which 

brave 

claws 

friendly 

carry 

holding 

grabbed 

squirrel 

fanned 

often 

finery 

sitting 

lazy 

hours 

woman 

stormy 

oxen 

study 

both 

oldest 

quarrel 

Do  come  and 

see  the  squirrel. 

See  how  he  takes  the  nuts  with  him. 

He  can  carry 

them  in  his  mouth. 

Are  his  claws  very  sharp  ? 

He  is  holding 

a nut  now  in 

his  paws. 

TWENTY-FIFTH  WEEK 

chat 

ruled 

frame 

tear 

dark 

scared 

tube 

thanks 

wren 

fight 

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APPLETON’S  STANDARD  SPELLER 


hissed 

rode 

dime 

lived 

matter 

goose 

shook 

race 

third 

burned 

shiver 

none 

cover 

save 

rubbed 

tight 

swept 

kiss 

jumped 

stories 

How  many  squirrels  did  you  see  in  the  park  ? 

Did  your  father  give  you  that  money  ? 

Father  told  me  how  the  little  wren  was  hurt. 

Mother  said  that  I might  go  out  and  play  for  an  hour. 
The  little  bird  is  resting  in  the  cage. 


Phonic  Drill  (short  sound  of  u 

as  in  tub) : 

ftp 

hull 

cuff 

sttidy 

mtiff 

htlt 

tigly 

skftll 

TWENTY-SIXTH 

WEEK 

hopped 

idle 

off 

dismal 

cobweb 

folded 

hung 

used 

point 

wings 

bluebird 

laugh 

plenty 

garret 

blossom 

branch 

being 

country 

brown 

shiny 

bright 

paddle 

bonnet 

daisies 

grate 

dearly 

sparkles 

weeds 

inside 

them 

The  little  bird  hopped  off  the  branch. 

Do  come  and  look  at  the  seeds. 

Point  to  some  of  the  blossoms. 

Do  you  know  an  idle  little  boy  ? 

The  cook  laughed  at  the  baby. 

TWENTY-SEVENTH  WEEK 

bites  Dick  doctor  costs  hoop 

piece  bitter  bath  ribbon  pushed 


SECOND  YEAR, 


19 


master 

loud  pins 

robe 

sea 

been 

nine  dress 

flannel 

hunt 

horns 

teeth  cream 

grape 

crawl 

bones 

chew  cheese 

peach 

leather 

Are  you  ready  to  see  the  doctor  now  ? 

Dick  can  roll  his  new  hoop  well. 

Do  not  let  the  little  dog  bite  her. 

Did  the  pony  run  away  from  his  master  ? 

When  did  you  give  the  little  dog  a bath  ? 

TWENTY-EIGHTH 

: WEEK 

farm 

meet  depart 

cotton 

touch 

next 

wrong  velvet 

jewels 

pray 

barking 

wheat  plush 

flounce 

younger 

hare 

rather  satin 

shouting 

skirt 

vale 

grant  rubber 

swimming 

boxes 

half 

ruff  mantle 

evening 

rushes 

The  world  is  large  and  nearly  round. 

Did  you  know  that  Dick  has  a squirrel 

? 

Can  you  spell  and  write  many  words  ? 

How  many  words  did  you  have  wrong  ? 

Do  not  forget  any  of  your  new  words. 

Phonic  Drill  (long  sound  of  oo 

i as  in  food): 

cool 

fool 

moon 

soon 

broom 

school 

noon 

goose 

TWENTY-NINTH 

WEEK 

when 

chalk  quietly 

these 

drown 

pencil 

cries  whip 

those 

saucer 

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APPLETON’S  STANDARD  SPELLER 


any 

sailing 

pretty  glove 

faucet 

afraid 

doing 

kettle  geese 

doctor 

again 

easy 

idea  elm 

quiver 

cozy 

enough 

piano  stamp 

halves 

THIRTIETH  WEEK 

WORD  BUILDING 

What 

letters  are  the  same 

in : 

time 

lime 

dim 

trim 

slime 

slim 

him 

vim 

dime 

prim 

rim 

whim 

What 

three  letters  are  the 

same  in: 

dash 

mash 

flash 

lash 

sasli 

hash 

cash 

gnash 

crash 

splash 

gash 

trash 

clash 

smash 

rash 

slash 

Write 

words  ending  with  all,  as : 

ball 

call 

tall 

wall 

fall 

hall 

stall 

pall 

Write 

words  ending  icith  ock,  as : 

dock 

clock 

rock 

mock 

See  with  what  letters  these  words  end  and  write  others  with 

the  same  ending: 

boat 

coat 

moat 

float 

Do  the  same  icith : 

toad 

load 

bake 

forsake 

goad 

road 

quake 

mistake 

SECOND  YEAR  21 

REVIEW 


brought 

given 

nice 

green 

does 

ducks 

going 

keep 

flying 

blind 

crack 

letter 

apple 

goes 

thought 

nicely 

broke 

door 

blew 

longer 

pair 

watch 

bees 

chair 

drive 

while 

were 

wonder 

making 

running 

hummed 

coming 

honey 

content 

idea 

quite 

always 

learned 

know 

jaw 

strong 

eight 

leaves 

gallon 

laughed 

young 

grass 

cross 

horse 

spill 

bread 

pinch 

dinner 

afraid 

cried 

should 

found 

teeth 

flies 

brother 

stood 

chickens 

spring 

yard 

wanted 

rode 

count 

money 

where 

third 

eye 

branch 

knew 

doctor 

against 

ribbon 

whose 

ready 

shears 

wrong 

square 

which 

ounce 

looked 

teaspoon 

evening 

caught 

iron 

squirrel 

pleasant 

another 

mean 

please 

asked 

geese 

noise 

water 

patch 

school 

once 

three 

quiet 

flower 

sure 

THIRD  YEAR 

FIRST  WEEK 


Sun'  day 

heir 

ol'  ive 

frame 

trem'  ble 

de  fend' 

Fri'  day 

herd 

ter'  ror 

street 

crowd 

train 

Sat'  ur  day 

av'  e nue 

con  nect' 

i'  die 

gasped 

choice 

no'  ble 

deed 

hand'  some 

in'  stant 

search 

ore 

com  mand' 

how  e’er' 

tru'  er 

nib'  ble 

what  ev'  er 

seems 

screamed 

bridge 

stiff 

crust 

track 

chips 

Is  Sunday  the  last  day  of  the  week  ? 

No,  it  is  the  first. 

Is  Saturday  the  last  day  ? 

Yes,  it  is. 

Does  Monday  come  after  Sunday  ? 

Yes,  it  does. 

Note  the  comma  after  Yes  and  No. 

Howe’er  it  be,  it  seems  to  me 

’Tis  only  noble  to  be  good. — Tennyson . 

Notice  that  each  line  of  verse  begins  icith  a capital. 

Phonic  Drill  (short  sound  of  oo  as  in  hood) : 

book  foot  hook  took 

crook  nook  wool  shook 

22 


THIRD  YEAR 


23 


SECOND 

WEEK 

peace 

in'  sect 

farm'  er 

sin'  ner 

oys'  ter 

tur'  nip 

li'  lac 

saint 

gate'  way 

sun'  rise 

vil'  lage 

mourn 

Copy  the  names  of  the  days  of  the  week  arid  \ 

their  abbre- 

viations : 

Sun'  day 

Sun. 

Thurs'  day 

Thurs. 

Mon'  day 

Mon. 

Fri'  day 

Fri. 

Tues'  day 

Tues. 

Sat'  ur  day 

Sat. 

W ednes'  day 

Wed. 

move  mov'  ing 

take 

tak'  ing 

please  pleas'  ing 

tease 

teas'  ing 

save  sav 

' ing 

love 

lov'  ing 

write  writ'  ing 

sliare 

shar'  ing 

Notice  the  letter  at  the  end  of  each  word  in  the  first  column. 
What  becomes  of  it  when  ing  is  added  to  the  word? 
Write  words  ending  in  e,  and  then  add  ing  to  the  word 
{drop  the  final  e). 

John’s  hat  is  lost. 

Tillie’s  mitten  is  found. 

Walter’s  pen  is  broken. 

Olga’s  pencil  is  sharp. 

Father’s  coat  is  new. 

Mother’s  dress  is  made  of  cloth. 

Note  the  use  of ’s  to  show  ownership. 

What  icord  can  you  use  in  place  of  John’s?  of  Tillie’s? 
Write  the  sentences , using  some  other  icord  showing  owner- 
ship in  place  of  the  first  icord  in  each  sentence. 


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APPLETON’S  STANDARD  SPELLER 


THIRD 

WEEK 

fin'  ish 

chil'  dren 

great'  est 

Hat'  tie 

lis'  ten 

i'  dol 

coun'  tries 

pfy 

dust'  ed 

bait'  ed 

sol'  diers 

failed 

sim'  pie 

lead'  er 

ev'  er  y where 

greed'  y 

mur'  der 

lined 

no'  where 

he'  ro 

silk'  en 

plain 

prov' erb 

Mol'  lie 

a muse'  ment  broom 

prov' ince 

tread 

an'  swer 

Ar'  thur 

spin'  ner 

knob 

ques'  tion 

ex  am'  pie 

ob'  long 

stud'  ied 

J ohn,  have  you  studied  your  lesson  ? 

Hattie,  are  your 

books  in  the  desk  ? 

Did  you  finish  your  work,  Henry  ? 

Boys  and  girls,  listen  to  this  story. 

Soldiers,  obey  your  leader. 

Note  the 

use  of  the  comma 

to  set  off  from  the  rest  of  the 

sentence  the 

name  of  the  person  spoken  to. 

Phonic  Drill  (sound  of  a 

as  in  arm) : 

far 

harm 

dar'  ling 

var'  nish 

are 

cart 

mar'  ble 

gar'  den 

FOURTH  WEEK 

hires 

toes 

eye'  let 

sur  vive' 

heart 

knees 

joints 

per'  ish 

eyes 

fin'  gers 

feet 

chest 

spine 

tongue 

nerves 

an'  kle 

cheeks 

throat 

scalp 

thigh 

THIRD  YEAR 


25 


wrist 

be  tray' 

nails 

fore'  head 

use' less 

slouch 

chilled 

thumb 

flush 

cramped 

clinch 

slapped 

hov'  er 

child'hood 

chow'der  chore 

heir 

mourn 

oar 

peace 

ere 

morn 

o’er 

piece 

e’er 

herd 

ore 

sale 

air 

heard 

or 

sail 

This  hook 

is  too  large  for  the  eyelet. 

“ Sink  or  swim,  live  or  die, 
known  words. 

survive  or 

perish,”  are  well- 

Write  the  following  sentences  from  dictation: 

The  son  is  the  only  heir  to  the  fortune. 
Let  us  say  farewell  ere  we  part. 

Do  not  mourn  over  your  losses. 

The  iron  ore  was  found  in  a deep  mine. 
Say  your  lessons  o’er  and  o’er. 

The  books  are  on  sale  in  this  store. 


FIFTH  WEEK 


fes'  ti  val 
pos  sess' 
car'  rots 
on'  ions 
pur'  pie 
dwell 


plane 
troub'  ling 
lil'  ies 
as'  ters 
toll 

hope'  ful 


ge  ra'  ni  ums 
car'  pen  ter 
ham'  mer 
ex  plain' 
break'  fast 
mouth'  ful 


vi'  o lets 
coax 
snapped 
hap'  pi  ly 
far'  ther 
house'  hold 


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APPLETON’S  STANDARD  SPELLER 


The  farmer  planted  potatoes,  carrots,  and  onions. 

The  carpenter  nses  a hammer,  a plane,  and  some  nails. 
Did  you  gather  geraniums,  violets,  lilies,  and  asters  ? 

Notice  the  commas  to  separate  ivorcls  of  the  same  kind 
icritten  in  order. 

Write  these  sentences  again , putting  and  in  place  of  the 
commas , except  where  and  is  found. 

Copy  the  7iames  of  the  months  and  their  abbreviations : 


Jan'  u a ry 

Jan. 

Ju  ly' 

F eb'  ru  a ry 

Feb. 

An'  gust 

Aug. 

March 

Mar. 

Sep  tem'  ber 

Sept. 

A'  pril 

Apr. 

Oc  to'  ber 

Oct. 

May 

No  vein'  ber 

Nov. 

June 

De  cem'  ber 

Dec. 

Phonic  Drill  (sound  of  au  as  of  a in  father) : 


aunt 

laugh 

laun'  dry 

daunt'  less 

launch 

haunt 

saun'  ter 

gaunt'  let 

SIXTH 

WEEK 

be  lieve' 

ba  na'  nas 

death 

ho'  li  er 

re  ceive' 

peach'  es 

ought 

what  so  ev'  er 

en'  vies 

a'  pri  cots 

Eng'  land 

Ger'  ma  ny 

high'  est 

tip'  pet 

Swe'  den 

shak'  ing 

min'  utes 

moths 

for'  eign 

mis  spelled' 

fur'  nishecl 

braid 

find'  eth 

cit'y 

for'  ward 

rat  tan' 

he'  roes 

won'  der  ful 

cham'  ber 

burns 

six'  ty 

smil'  ing 

min'  is  ter 

boast 

cru'  el 

hand'  ful 

THIRD  YEAR 


27 


Believe  and  receive  and  business  are  words  often  misspelled. 
We  had  bananas  and  peaches  and  apricots  to  eat. 

England  and  Germany  and  Sweden  are  foreign  countries. 

Notice  that  no  commas  are  used  in  these  sentences. 

Rewrite  the  sentences  using  commas  and  leaving  out  the 
first  and  in  each  sentence. 


SEVENTH  WEEK 


he  ro'  ic 
man'  fnl  ly 
crouch 
un  less' 
rush'  es 
scarce'  ly 


seem'  ing 
re  mind' 
sub  lime' 
sun'  light 
earth 
dikes 


help'  ful 
closed 
stayed 
cloth 

heav' i est 
foot'  prints 


ho  tel' 
pe'  ri  od 
bun'  die 
scratched 
match'  es 
dream'  ing 


Alice  Cary  says, 

“ True  worth  is  in  being,  not  seeming ; 

In  doing  each  day  that  goes  by 
Some  little  good,  not  in  dreaming 
Of  great  things  to  do  by  and  by.” 

Longfellow  tells  us, 

“ Lives  of  great  men  all  remind  us 
We  can  make  our  lives  sublime, 

And,  departing,  leave  behind  us 
Footprints  on  the  sands  of  time.” 

Note  that  quotation  marks  are  used  to  shoiv  that  the 
exact  words  of  the  wr  iter  are  used. 

Note  also  the  comma  before  the  quotation. 


WORD  BUILDING 

See  with  which  of  these  endings , igh  or  oop,  you  can  make 
the  more  words , as: 

sigh  high  stoop  droop 


stoop 


28 


APPLETON’S  STANDARD  SPELLER 


Try  these  two , oad  and  ill,  as : 

toad  broad  still  drill 

What  letters  are  alike  in  these  words  ? 


dance 

lance 

prance 

glance 

How  many 

ivords  do  you 

know  ending  in 

ight? 

Phonic  Drill  (sound  of  a 

as  in  ask) : 

last 

past 

gasp 

task 

grass 

dance 

pant 

grant 

EIGHTH 

WEEK 

hat'  less 

heav'  i ness 

win'  ning 

fought 

home'  ly 

week'  ly 

floor 

in  sane' 

rest' less 

wore 

twice 

e nough' 

hun'  ger 

webbed 

faith 

al  read'  y 

help'  ful  ly 

firm 

in'  side 

cat'  tie 

us'  ing 

wad'  ing 

se'  cret 

fit'  ted 

wail'  ing 

co'  zy 

po'  em 

lolled 

twined 

glue 

luck 

greet'  ing 

health 

lar'  gest 

stalks 

glut'  ton 

Use  these  words  in  sentences . 

; 

PRESENT 

PAST 

PRESENT 

PAST 

is 

was 

drink 

drank 

are 

were 

freeze 

froze 

be  gin' 

be  gan' 

go 

went 

break 

broke 

has 

had 

buy 

bought 

have 

had 

THIRD  YEAR 


29 


Write  the  past 

time  of: 

make 

learn 

speak 

draw 

hear 

feel 

sing 

choose 

lose 

take 

fly 

bring 

NINTH 

WEEK 

ar'  row 

edge 

mis'  chief 

com  pan'  ions 

ap  pear' 

e'  qual 

naugh'  tyT 

un  der  neatli' 

bril'  liant 

frol'  ic 

your  self' 

up'  per  most 

fierce 

live'  long 

jour'  ney 

use'  ful  ness 

nee'  dies 

to  getli'  er 

di  vide' 

neigh'  bors 

weigh 

un  wise' 

seized 

mul'  ti  ply 

leg'  end 

nose'  gay 

fam'  i ly 

un  der  stand' 

con  nect'  ed 

start'  ed 

un  cork' 

whis'  pered 

trust'  y 

un  cov'  er 

pol'  ished 

hap'  pened 

The  mother  said,  “ Boys,  you  may  have  a frolic  the  livelong 
day,  but  do  not  be  naughty  and  get  into  mischief.” 

The  sun  gives  a brilliant  light. 

The  light  of  the  moon  is  not  equal  to  that  of  the  sun. 

It  is  pleasant  to  be  together  in  the  woods. 

Let  us  make  a visit  to  our  brother’s  home. 

Who  would  have  thought  that  he  could  do  such  a won- 
derful thing? 

Yes,  I will  stay  a moment  or  two. 

Phonic  Drill  (sound  of  a as  in  all): 

salt  talk  a1/  so  al'  ways 

malt  small  pal'  try  fal'  ter 


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TENTH  WEEK 


cit'  ies 

coun'  tries 

wheth'  er 

sta'  tion 

un  tie' 

Scotch 

un  der  stood' 

stirred 

cloak 

sti'  He 

plan'  ning 

pa'  tient 

ridge 

strapped 

prize 

throne 

car'  pet 

care'  ful 

in  tro  duce' 

yearn 

rail'  road 

cot'  tage 

un  done' 

re  ceiv'  ing 

pour'  iug 

touched 

gar'  den  er 

por'  ridge 

dan'  ger 

else'  where 

no'  bly 

scorch 

an'  i mal 

cush' ion 

con  duct'  or 

swarm 

Did  the  gardener  wear  his  old  clothes  ? 
No,  he  wore  new  clothes  and  a cloak. 
What  is  the  color  of  the  carpet  ? 

WOBD  BUILDING 

Write  words  ending  with  oke  as : 


coke 

broke 

poke 

woke 

How  many  ivords  do  you 

know  ending  with 

ice  ? as : 

nice 

price 

slice 

en  tice' 

Or  with  it? 

as : 

bit 

pit 

sit 

split 

Or  with  ief? 

as : 

chief 

brief 

grief 

mis'  chief 

ELEVENTH  WEEK 

Chi  nese' 

de  ceived' 

saun'  ter 

foun'  tain 

dis'  tance 

cu'  ri  ous 

youth 

text 

THIRD  YEAR 


31 


dif ' fer  ent 

peo'  pie 

formed 

seal'  skin 

dragged 

peb'  ble 

fin'  ger  ing 

sep'  a rate 

un  rav'  el 

mane 

vi'  ces 

red'  ness 

mend'  ed 

inn 

creed 

ri'  val  ry 

health'  y 

palm 

weav'  er 

pret'  ti  er 

gi'  ants 

pre  fer' 

mis'  tress 

riv'  et 

thrust 

Jap  a nese' 

how  ev'  er 

set'  tier 

The  Chinese  are  a curious  people  and  live  a great  dis- 
tance from  us.  They  are  different  from  us  in  many 
ways.  They  think  that  one  girl  in  a family  is  enough. 
They  prefer  to  have  boys.  Their  near  neighbors  are  the 
Japanese. 

Supply  the  correct  word  in  these  sentences : 

Go  into  the  garden  and  pick  a small for  my  hair. 

Buy  a bag  of at  the  store  so  we  can  make  some 

bread. 

General  Grant  said,  “ Let  us  have .” 

Give  the  hungry  man  a of  bread. 

Phonic  Drill  (sound  of  au  as  of  a in  all): 

haul  sail'  cer  au'  tumn  fault 

cause  pau'  per  au'  thor  gaud'  y 


TWELFTH  WEEK 


mus'  lin 

un'  ion 

ev'  er  y 

rip'  en  ing 

king'  ly 

kind'  ness 

or'  chard 

thought'  ful  ness 

spear 

rain'  fall 

weap'  on 

truth'  ful  ness 

shield 

ging'  ham 

fal'  ter 

dan'  ger  ous 

at  tack' 

bolt'  ed 

mixed 

crowd'  ed 

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prong 

raids 

prom'  ise 

re  mem'  ber 

tri'  o 

scrubbed 

purse 

com  mand'  ment 

reb'  el 

du  et' 

ex  cept' 

lan'  tern 

flies 

roy'  al 

burst 

pas'  sen  ger 

Longfellow  says,  “ Be  noble  in  every  thought  and  in 
every  deed.” 

Alice  Cary  has  told  us, 

“ There  is  nothing  so  kingly  as  kindness 
And  nothing  so  royal  as  truth.” 


WORD  BUILDING 

Write  all  the  words  you  know  ending  with  air,  as : 


pair 

lair 

stair 

fair 

Also 

pare 

those  ending  with  are,  as : 
mare 

spare 

fare 

Supply  the  correct  icord  in  these  sentences : 

Did  John  play ? 

Who  went  to  the  St.  Louis ? 

Let  every  one  pay  his  own . 

Santa  Claus  brought  Henry  a new of  skates. 

Who  can this  apple  with  this  new  knife  ? 


THIRTEENTH  WEEK 


man'  age 
nei'  ther 
no'  tice 
black'  smith 
pran'  cing 


gaud' y 
au'  th  or 
un  known' 
ob  served' 
os'  tricli 


tri'  an  gle 
spar'  row 
some'  times 
cin'  ders 
thir'  teen 


skoul'  der 
pol'  len 
sun'  set 
eight'  een 
chop'  ping 


THIRD  YEAR 


e lev'  en 
four'  teen 
ca  na'  ry 
tliir'  ty 


wag  on 


pre  pare' 
twen'  ty  pau'  per 

hick'  o ry  quar'  reled 


or, 


aft'  y 


thrice 


lad'  der 
un  latch' 
case'  ment 
stairs 


He  observed  that  neither  keeper  supplied  the  ostrich 
with  food. 

Notice  how  long  the  piano  lesson  is  and  prepare  it  well. 
ABBREVIATIONS  ANI)  CONTRACTIONS 

Mr.  for  Mister.  S.  for  South. 


Mrs.  for  Mistress 

E.  for  East. 

Dr.  for  Doctor  or  debtor. 

W.  for  West. 

U.  S.  for  United 

States. 

Dols.  for 

dollars. 

N.  for  North. 

P.  0.  for  post  office. 

Phonic  Drill 

(sound  of  a before  r as  in 

care) : 

rndre 

bare 

pair 

swear 

dare 

share 

hair 

prayer 

FOURTEENTH 

WEEK 

en  joy'  ing 

pos'  si  ble 

pris'  on 

beads 

ap  pear'  ance 

post'  er 

fur'  ther 

sheen 

star'  ing 

mem'  o ry 

straight 

glos'  sy 

sobbed 

mi  nute' 

scream 

shel'  ter 

med'  i cine 

o ver  see' 

searched 

since 

a rith'  me  tic 

pam'  per 

rate 

tres'  tie 

bath'  room 

puz'  zled 

re  venge' 

sleep'  er 

one  self' 

aimed 

ro'  sa  ry 

ties 

prob'  a ble 

scour 

pearls 

min'  strel 

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ABBREVIATIONS  AND  CONTRACTIONS 


Nos.  for  numbers. 
A.  m.  for  morning, 
p.  m.  for  afternoon. 
P.  S.  for  postscript. 
Jr.  for  Junior. 


Sr.  for  Senior, 
he’d  for  he  would, 
’tis  for  it  is. 
thro’  for  through, 
it’s  for  it  is. 


Nos.  16  and  18  are  not  on  the  list. 

The  train  leaves  at  10.15  a.  m. 

John  Perkins,  Jr.,  met  Henry  Smith,  Sr.,  on  Elkhart 
Avenue. 

“ ?Tis  well  he  is  out  of  danger,”  said  Mrs.  Blank. 

in  our  led  grate  mane 

inn  liour  lead  great  main 

Write  these  sentences  from  dictation  : 

Let  us  do  our  work  in  an  hour. 

The  horse  with  the  fine  mane  was  led  in. 

We  take  our  ease  in  the  inn. 

Is  there  a fire  in  the  grate  ? 


FIFTEENTH  WEEK 


lioarse 

tide 

cur'  rant 

preach 

prate 

rapped 

prey 

cu'  ri  ous  ly 

pierced 

sneeze 

tru'  er 

tic'  kled 

vis'  it  or 

non' sense 

bur'  ied 

reins 

rough 

vein 

max'  im 

sat'  is  fled 

ceil'  ing 

bar'  gain 

pal'  try 

their 

bold'  ly 

fright'  en 

dread'  ful 

thirst'  y 

warn'  ing 

friend'  ship 

ach'  ing 

ber'  ries 

ad  vise' 

pray'  ers 

rip'  est 

be  liev'  ing 

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35 


Your  voice  is  very  hoarse  from  your  cold. 

The  currant  is  a fruit  used  in  cooking. 

Is  not  the  eagle  a bird  of  prey  ? 

The  rough  visitor  rapped  loudly  on  the  door. 

Hold  the  reins  tightly  in  your  hands. 

Dark  blood  flowed  from  the  vein  which  had  been  cut. 
Flies  walk  on  the  ceiling. 


Phonic 

Drill  (sound  of 

a as  in  what, 

the  same  as  of 

o in  not)  : 

wad 

squash 

wan'  der 

quar'  rel 

wan 

squad 

war'  rant 

squan'  der 

health'  y 

SIXTEENTH  WEEK 

la'  zi  ness  busi'  ness 

com'  pa  ny 

tan'  gled 

cob'  webs 

drunk 

ac  com'  pa  ny 

weav'  ing 

grieve 

re  ward' 

de  ceiv'  ing 

prac'  tice 

drawn 

for  ev'  er 

yes'  ter  day 

safe'  ty 

of'  fered 

driv'  en 

some'  where 

saf'  est 

trou'  ble 

par  take' 

death' less 

ru'  in 

soft'  ly 

ne'  gro 

cloud'  i ness 

sup  pose' 

rocked 

lin'  en 

chang'  ing 

num'  ber 

guessed 

sleeves 

ac  cost' 

Remember  that  Sir  Philip  Sidney  says,  “ They  are  never 
alone  that  are  accompanied  by  noble  thoughts.” 

George  Herbert’s  advice  is,  “Keep  good  company  and 
you  shall  be  of  the  number.” 

Oh,  what  a tangled  web  we  weave 
When  first  we  practice  to  deceive. 

— Sir  Walter  Scott. 


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SEVENTEENTH  WEEK 


ached 

spe'  cial 

hired 

span'  iel 

af  fee'  tion 

ex  pect'  ing 

cop'  ies 

per  suade 

af  ford' 

fier'  cest 

shel'  ter  ing 

hon' or 

de  sired' 

fea'  tures 

col'  ored 

com'  fort 

dain'  ti  est 

bat'  tied 

com  pose' 

fa'  vor 

de  li'  cious 

cow'  ard 

di  rec'  tion 

dai'  ly 

vis'  age 

de  vour' 

al  lowed' 

bu'  gle 

at  tached' 

e rect'  ed 

free'  dom 

trump'  et 

bor'  rowed 

ear'  nest 

swamps 

dies 

His  fingers  ached  with  the  cold.  He  could  not  afford  to 
buy  gloves. 

The  dog  was  attached  to  the  post  by  a stout  cord. 
Borrowed  money  is  easily  spent. 

Were  these  goods  bought  at  a bargain  ? 

Each  pupil  desired  to  win  the  prize. 

The  dress  was  made  of  the  daintiest  of  lace. 

Who  would  not  eat  this  delicious  fruit  ? 

Phonic  Drill  (sound  of  ie  as  in  grief,  the  same  as  of 
long  e) : 

field  shield  priest  brief 

fierce  yield  grief  niece 


creek 
beat'  ing 
steals 


EIGHTEENTH  WEEK 


riv'  er 
twi'  light 
leaped 


af  fee'  tion 
at  tacked' 
be  lief' 


earth'  ly 
squan'  der 
e'  qual  ly 


THIRD  YEAR 


37 


maid 

for'  eign 

re  ceipt' 

bap  tize' 

weak 

emp'  ti  ness 

dy'  ing 

wear'  ied 

Hud'  son 

con  sent'  ed 

friend'  ly 

ex  am'  ine 

loose 

tight 

for'  ward 

back'  ward 

brief 

length'  y 

morn 

eve 

cheap 

dear 

scarce 

com'  mon 

Does  this  creek  flow  into  the  Hudson  River? 
Carrie  beat  the  egg  with  a fork. 

Men  who  steal  should  he  sent  to  prison. 

Did  the  maid  do  her  work  well  ? 

It  is  never  too  late  to  do  right. 

He  is  very  weak  after  his  illness. 


Write  these  words  in  sentences : 

la'  zi  ness  busi'  ness  dain'  ti  est 

de  vour' 

weave 

pry 

mi  nute' 

crouch 

prac'  tice 

of'  fered 

de  li'  cious 

mem'  o ry 

dough 

NINETEENTH  WEEK 

fa'  vor  ite  duck'  ling 

pow'  der 

fif ' teen 

shawl 

cour'  age 

frol'  ic 

bleached 

fierce' ly 

par'  lor 

for  got'  ten 

fish'  er  y 

wrapped 

fu'  ner  al 

spo'  ken 

but'  ter 

ad  vice' 

vale 

ac  cept' 

ral'  lied 

fail'  ure 

hymns 

crew 

liis'  to  ry 

knee 

clos'  et 

cup'  board 

speech'  es 

ne'  groes 

glee'  ful 

wrin'  kled 

twist 

chi'  na 

ear'  nest 

jump'  ing 

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Bread  is  made  from  dough. 

Be  content  with  your  best  work  only. 

A duckling  is  a little  duck.  What  is  a little  goose? 
Much  powder  is  burned  on  the  Fourth  of  July. 

The  sparrow  with  the  broken  wing  could  not  fly. 

How  much  a pound  is  paid  for  butter  ? 

Accept  good  advice,  and  your  life  will  not  be  a failure. 
The  children  sang  many  hymns. 

Phonic  Drill  (vowels  having  the  sound  of  short  e) : 


read' y 

deaf 

sweat'  y 

dead'  en 

leatli'  er 

ma'  ny 

clean'  ly 

a gain' 

TWENTIETH  WEEK 

creak 

rus'  tie 

ex  cept' 

mer'  ri  ly 

week 

sigh'  ing 

dipped 

shal'  low 

waste 

tight'  ly 

lapped 

po  lite'  ness 

med'  al 

stripe 

fault 

nar'  row 

mel'  ons 

cher'  ries 

cur'  rants 

crab'  ap  pies 

plums 

or'  an  ges 

mul'  ber  ries 

black'  ber  ry 

dates 

co'  co  nut 

a'  pri  cots 

straw'  ber  ry 

prunes 

ba  na'  nas 

grape'  fruit 

goose'  ber  ries 

pears 

quin'  ces 

rasp'  ber  ries 

blue'  ber  ries 

Did  the  door  creak  when  you  closed  it  ? 

Saturday  is  the  last  day  of  the  week. 

The  wind  blew  the  dust  into  the  room. 

Yes,  the  hero  won  a medal. 

“ John,  which  do  you  like  the  better,  cherries  or  bananas?” 
“ 1 like  them  both,  Mr.  Monroe,  but  I like  peaches  best 
of  all.” 


THIRD  YEAR 


39 


TWENTY-FIRST  WEEK 


du'  ty 

gait 

con'  tra  ry 

stunned 

friend'  ship 

to-mor'  row 

re  spect'  ful 

stooped 

lies 

Christ'  mas 

war'  rant 

pressed 

fear'  ful 

stile 

guard'  ed 

pay'  ment 

waist 

ei'  ther 

wolves 

grist 

far'  thest 

greed'  i ness 

woe 

en  lar^e' 

speak 

fields 

for'  eign  er 

con  tract' 

knead 

fas'  tened 

lone'  ly 

ex  pand' 

thee 

med'  die 

bruise 

pinched 

Do  the  duty  which  lies  nearest  thee. 

One  hour  to-day  is  worth  two  to-morrow. 
Never  meddle  in  another’s  affairs. 


ABBREVIATIONS  AND  CONTRACTIONS 

I’ll  for  I shall  or  I will.  i.  e.  for  the  same  as. 

ne’er  for  never.  prox.  for  proximo,  meaning 

viz.  for  namely.  the  next  month, 

inst.  for  instant,  meaning  the  ult.  for  ultimo,  meaning  the 
same  month.  last  month. 

Phonic  Drill  (sound  of  e before  r,  as  in  serve)  : 

fern  clerk  verge  earn 

herb  verse  nerve  earth 


dis  tinct'  ly 

bogs 

grunt'  ed 


TWENTY-SECOND  WEEK 

in  quire'  re  mained' 

jus'  tice  thought'  less 

anx'  ious  ser'  vants 


pane 
fes' tal 
wreathes 


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eas'  i ly 

leatli'  er 

se  crete' 

twines 

self'  ish 

a gree' 

rogue 

twists 

starved 

cer'  tain 

clev'  er 

road'  ster 

strength 

pres'  ent 

beg'  gars 

cur'  rents 

weak'  ness 

guests 

fore  noon' 

tied 

young'  ster 

tale 

stare 

style 

Everywhere  we  went  we  easily  found  our  way. 

Are  you  anxious  about  your  lessons  ? 

The  brave  soldier  remained  at  his  post  of  duty. 

He  told  a tale  of  woe. 

Wide-mouthed  the  children  stare. 

Who  broke  this  pane  of  glass  ? 

While  on  the  road  she  tied  the  ruff  about  her  neck. 

The  currents  in  the  water  showed  that  the  tide  was  swift. 


TWENTY-THIRD  WEEK 


weight 

voy'  a gers 

weak'  ly 

sew'  ing 

peel 

mus'  tard 

yew 

a piece' 

knot 

sau'  cer 

van' i ty 

sur  prised' 

A mer'  i ca 

fau'  cet 

voiced 

pul'  let 

ped'  al 

young'  est 

stanch 

spruce 

flue 

bur'  nish 

sau'  ci  ness 

wry 

taught 

whipped 

fes  toon' 

re  fused' 

built 

half 

Eas'  ter 

sweat'  y 

plough 

un  writ'  ten 

em'  pire 

drear'  y 

How  many  pounds  do  you  weigh  ? 

I do  not  know  my  weight. 

The  peel  of  this  orange  is  very  thick. 
Tie  the  knot  hard. 


THIRD  YEAR 


41 


Did  William  put  his  foot  on  the  pedal  of  the  piano? 
Clean  the  flue  in  the  chimney  so  the  smoke  can  get  out. 


ABBREVIATIONS 


B.  C.,  before  the  time  of  Christ. 

A.  D.,  after  the  time  of  Christ. 

C.  0.  D.,  collect  on  delivery. 

M.  D.,  Doctor  of  Medicine. 

D.  D.  S.,  Doctor  of  Dental  Surgery. 


Rev.,  Reverend. 
Hon.,  Honorable. 
Gen.,  General. 
Col.,  Colonel. 
Capt.,  Captain. 


Phonic  Drill  (sound  of  i before  r,  the  same  as  of  e 


in  serve) : 
shirt 

bird 

skirt 

dirt 

flirt 

birth 

chirp 

mirth 

war'  ring 

TWENTY-FOURTH  WEEK 

ar  rived'  i de'  as 

throat 

smote 

trav'  el  ers 

nur'  ser  y 

vir'  gin 

ac  count' 

de  serve' 

drow'  sy 

cheer'  y 

thor'  ough 

hon'  est 

joined 

chub' by 

swung 

noise'  less 

ti'  di  ness 

touorh'  ness 

O 

prop'  er 

badge 

mean'  ing 

begged 

toward 

re  plied' 

re  veal' 

grief 

wasp'  ish 

breathe 

rues'  sage 

hud'  died 

whis'  tie 

con  sent'  ed 

a while' 

mur'  mured 

tale 

meat  stair 

pane 

road 

tail 

meet  stare  pain 

rode 

The  bootblack  was  shining  the  shoes. 

Who  owns  this  herd  of  cattle  by  the  fir  tree  ? 
Who  wrote  the  song  “ America  ” ? 


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TWENTY-FIFTH  WEEK 


locks 

hauled 

rain'  bow 

trod'  den 

ca  nal' 

drift'  ing 

thrift'  i ness 

trust'  i ness 

tow 

ebb 

swamp'  y 

jour'  nied 

mules 

a ground' 

propped 

ex  pect'  ed 

barge 

helm 

toil'  some 

treas'  ures 

scow 

hulk 

dis'  tant 

trav'  el  ing 

Pho7iic  Drill  (combinations  of  vowels  having  the  sound 

of  long  o 

loaf 

boat 

coat 

hoarse 

road 

coax 

joke 

pour 

A LESSON  IN 

MAKING  PLURALS 

la'  dy 

la'  dies 

ci'  ty 

ci'  ties 

ba'  by 

ba'  bies 

flur'  ry 

flur'  ries 

cry 

cries 

gra'  vy 

gra'  vies 

sto'  ry 

sto'  ries 

re  ply' 

re  plies' 

glo'  ry 

glo'  ries 

sup  ply' 

sup  plies' 

With 

what  letter  does 

each  ivord  in  the  first  and  the 

third  columns  end  9 

What 

is  done  to  each  ivord  to  make  it  mean  more  than 

one  9 

mer'  ry 

mer'  ri  ly 

co'  sy 

co'  si  ly 

wea'  ry 

wea'  ri  ly 

wa'  ry 

wa'  ri  ly 

eas'  y 

eas'  i ly 

heav' y 

heav' i er 

hap'  py 

hap'  pi  ness 

joi'  ly 

jol'  li  est 

What 

change  do  you  notice  in  these  words  9 

THIRD  YEAR 


43 


Henry  Ward  Beecher  has  said,  “ There  is  no  such  thing 
as  a white  lie.  A lie  is  as  black  as  a coal  pit  and  twice  as 
foul.” 

Remember  this  good  advice : “ Success  does  not  consist 
in  never  making  blunders,  but  in  never  making  the  same 
one  twice.” — Shaw. 


TWENTY-SIXTH  WEEK 


teach'  a ble 

in'  dex 

point'  ed 

an'  kies 

cleaned 

head' ing 

helped 

spry 

calm 

ti'  tie 

vi'  o lets 

oc'  cu  py 

in  tense' 

ped'  die 

beau'  ti  ful 

de  ni'  al 

dis  gust' 

rote 

per  fumed' 

com'  fort  er 

yoI'  ume 

re'  al 

stained 

chase 

chap'  ters 

man'  gle 

cir'  cle 

for'  mer 

pa'  ges 

dis  turb' 

voi'  ces 

lat'  ter 

con'  tents 

bind'  ing 

mis'  er  a ble 

dis  grace' 

Did  John  peddle  the  potatoes  from  house  to  house? 

The  class  can  sing  the  song  by  rote,  but  not  by  note. 

The  red  corn  is  in  the  bin. 

Have  you  read  the  fairy  tales  ? 

The  fish  line  was  on  the  reel. 

How  many  chapters  are  in  this  volume  ? 

Every  text-book  of  history  should  have  an  index. 

The  fairy  said,  “ The  maiden  who  dipped  her  hands  in 
the  running  water,  has  not  the  most  beautiful  hands.  Nor 
has  the  one  who  perfumed  hers  with  violets.  Nor  has  the 
one  who  stained  her  finger  tips  with  strawberry  juice  the 
most  beautiful  hands.”  Then  she  pointed  to  the  poor  girl 
who  had  helped  her  and  said,  “ This  is  the  one  who  has 
helped  the  poor.  She  has  the  most  beautiful  hands.” 


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TWENTY-SEVENTH  WEEK 


here 

way 

sew 

in'  di  go 

tal'  ents 

peal 

whole 

sor'  rel 

ten'  cler 

scold'  ing 

com  mand'  er 

dam'  ask 

pit'  ied 

plump 

chim'  ney 

am'  ber 

chat'  ter 

un  eas'  y 

sleigh 

scar' let 

pea'  cock 

rest'  less 

rein'  deer 

lav'  en  der 

taw'  ny 

yel'  low 

sil'  ver  y 

gray 

az'  nre 

crim'  son 

rus'  set 

mauve 

bronze 

gold'  en 

pink 

gar'  net 

No  talking  is  allowed  here. 

Who  would  not  fear  the  thunder’s  peal? 

The  traveler  should  have  been  on  his  way  much  earlier. 

“ They  also  serve  who  only  stand  and  wait.” 

Have  you  heard  the  story  of  Blue  Beard  ? 

Every  girl  should  learn  how  to  sew. 

The  painter  works  eight  hours  each  day  for  the  whole 
week. 


Phonic  Drill  (sound  of  long 

o in  words 

ending  in  ow) : 

ar'  row 

mead'  ow 

spar'  row 

wid'  ow 

tal'  low 

yel'  low 

hal'  low 

fur'  row 

TWENTY-EIGHTH  WEEK 

hart 

com'  fort  a ble 

in' stant 

anx'  ious  ly 

is'  let 

tar'  nish 

wreaths 

drop'  ping 

oar 

twink'  ling 

porch 

cir'  cling 

al'  pha  bet 

pet'  ti  coat 

weight'  y 

rag'  ged 

era  vat' 

stub'  born 

tim'  id 

hoi'  ly  hock 

THIRD  YEAR 


45 


pas'  tor 
raft'  er 
rap'  id 
au'  tumn 


build'  ing 
branch'  es 
re  sign' 
sword 


clown 
hel'  met 
dawns 
ri'  ties 


guard 
press 
jour'  nal 
news 


On  the  seashore  the  air  is  salty. 

The  hunter  killed  the  hart  in  the  forest. 
A little  island  is  called  an  islet. 

This  is  a beautiful  morn. 

Use  the  oar  in  the  rowboat. 


DEAR  Cousin,  Evansville,  Jan.  31,  1905. 

I have  good  news  to  tell  you.  I have  done  all  my  work 
in  school  very  well.  To-morrow  I shall  be  promoted.  Have 
you  done  well,  too  ? Your  cousin, 

James. 


TWENTY-NINTH  WEEK 


beef 

sure'  ly 

guess'  es 

o bli'  ges 

swol'  len 

cer'  tain  ly 

cheer'  ful  ness 

point'  er 

there 

bul'  let 

cloth'  ing 

rhyme 

wher  ev'  er 

wis'  er 

less'  en 

sug'  ar 

len'  til 

rhu'  barb 

cu'  cum  ber 

squash 

rad'  ish 

cab'  bage 

as  par'  a gus 

pump'  kin 

pars'  nip 

let'  tuce 

cran'  ber  ry 

to  ma'  to 

car'  rot 

cel'  er  y 

caul'  i flow  er 

pep'  pers 

pie'  plant 

tur'  nips 

pease 

spin'  ach 

Phonic  Drill  (sound  of 

in  rude) : 

o in  move,  the 

same  as  of  u 

prove 

grew 

croup 

wound 

lose 

drew 

shrewd 

through 

4 


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THIRTIETH  WEEK 


preach'  er 

coop' er 

sheaves 

faith'  ful 

paint'  er 

den'  tist 

o'  ver  coal 

j la'  zi  ly 

rail'  ler 

mil'  li  ner 

tin'  kle 

bri'  die 

drug'  gist 

ina'  son 

low'  ing 

scis'  sors 

hat'  ter 

la'  bor  er 

swift'  ly 

gal'  lop 

print'  er 

roof'  er 

el'  e gant 

shep'  herd 

gro'  cer 

plumb'  er 

mar'  ried 

mys'  ter  y 

butch'  er 

lock'  smith 

shil'  ling 

quench 

cob'  bier 

tan'  ner 

hal'  ter 

cal'  dron 

Dear  Harry, 

Terre  Haute,  Feb.  1,  1905. 

My  father  has  given  me 

a new  pair  of  skates.  I fasten 

them  to  my 

shoes  with  a key.  When  you 

come  to  see  me, 

you  can  try  them.  Your  cousin, 

Jack. 

REVIEW 

stud'  ied 

freeze 

dif'  fer  ent 

wher  ev'  er 

sol'  diers 

bril'  liant 

nei'  tlier 

o bli'  ging  ly 

an'  swer 

e'  qual 

beau'  ti  ful 

rhu'  barb 

ques'  tion 

mis'  chief 

shoul'  der 

let'  tuce 

sur  prise' 

fierce 

hoarse 

con  sent'  ed 

laugh'  ing 

jour'  ney 

trav'  el  ers 

cel'  er  y 

lil'  ies 

thought 

cur'  rants 

to  ma'  to 

la'  zi  ness 

ser'  vants 

man'  tel 

hap'  pi  ness 

prac'  tice 

cur'  rents 

dain'  ti  est 

as  par'  a gus 

de  ceived' 

weight 

rapped 

pep'  pers 

of'  fered 

ped'  al 

vein 

spin'  ach 

THIRD  YEAR  47 


for  ev'  er 

taught 

af  fee'  tion 

per  fumed' 

ber'  lies 

whis'  tie 

ceil'  ing 

busi'  ness 

at  tacked' 

noise'  less 

sat'  is  fled 

be  lieve' 

at  tached' 

de  serve' 

thirst'  y 

re  ceive' 

bar'  gain 

breathe 

de  li'  cious 

Wednes'  day 

spe'  cial 

la'  dies 

in'  di  go 

a rith'  me  tic 

de  vour' 

glo'  ries 

coun'  tries 

ge  ra'  ni  urns 

pris'  on 

sup  plies' 

cer'  tain  ly 

Feb'  ru  a ry 

se'  cret 

ci'  ties 

al'  pha  bet 

J an'  u a ry 

cour'  age 

mer'  ri  ly 

an'  i mal 

neigh'  bors 

ad  vice' 

wa'  ri  ly 

au'  tumn 

quar'  reled 

med'  al 

jol'  li  est 

anx'  ious 

con  duct'  or 

cher'  ries 

cu'  ri  ous 

drop'  ping 

what  so  ev'  er 

a'  pri  cot 

peo'  pie 

heir 

cheer'  ful  ness 

ba  na'  nas 

health 

sur  vive' 

com  pan'  ions 

for'  eign 

peace 

thigh 

mis  spelled' 

e nougli' 

pie'  ces 

thumb 

fore'  head 

FOURTH  YEAR 


FIRST 

WEEK 

sar'  dines 

clum'  sy 

warp 

sense'  less 

spi'  der 

grid'  i ron 

roasts 

for'  tune 

sieve 

por'  ridge 

crul'  lers 

tread'  mill 

scut'  tie 

cay  enne' 

bis'  cuit 

val'  ue 

ves'  sels 

chest'  nuts 

will'  ful 

shrewd'  ness 

ther'  mal 

stir'  ring 

youth 

mor'  tal 

ter'  ri  ble 

sen'  si  ble 

sue  cess' 

mis  for'  tune 

parched 

re'  gent 

pu'  ny 

re  solved' 

plague 

fiends 

woof 

striped 

Robert  Bruce  learned  a lesson  watching  the  spider  build 
its  web. 

Peter’s  willful  temper  made  him  much  trouble. 

“You  are  all  welcome,”  said  the  host. 

Swift  steam  vessels  cross  the  ocean  in  less  than  six  days. 
He  was  a sensible  lad,  for  he  would  not  do  wrong. 

The  cat’s  shrewdness  was  shown  when  she  would  not  pull 
the  monkey’s  chestnuts  from  the  fire. 

Phonic  Drill  (sound  of  o in  done,  the  same  as  of  short  u) : 

does  month  dove  shove 

son  love  wont  doth 


SECOND  WEEK 

va'  por  pet'  als  hun'  dred  liar'  vest 

mi'  ca  sil'  ver  lau'  rel  lime'  stone 

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FOURTH  YEAR 


49 


zinc 

cop'  per 

dah'  lia 

mar'  ble 

gold 

gran'  ite 

pop'  py 

ver  be'  na 

lead 

quartz 

fuch'  sia 

gen'  tian 

es  tate' 

stand'  ard 

cab' in 

gloss'  y 

prop'  er  ty 

a'  gent 

wa ' ges 

bind'  er 

slides 

sur  prise' 

pierced 

heed'  less 

path'  way 

writ'  ten 

baked 

sud'  den  ly 

horse 

man'  tel 

rough 

veil 

hoarse 

man'  tie 

ruff 

vale 

cur'  rants 

prey 

tide 

rapped 

cur'  rents 

pray 

tied 

wrapped 

The  driver  shouted  to  the  horse  in  a hoarse  voice. 
Currants  are  a kind  of  fruit. 

The  clock  stands  on  the  mantel. 

The  mantle  was  worn  by  the  handsome  lady. 

When  we  talk  to  God  we  pray. 

The  eagle  is  a bird  of  prey. 

With  rough  hands  he  tied  the  ruff  about  her  neck. 

When  the  tide  comes  in,  you  can  see  the  currents  in  the 
water. 

The  low  land  between  mountains  is  called  a vale  or  valley. 
Wrapped  in  his  cloak  the  doctor  rapped  on  the  door. 


tire'  some 
tal'  low 
tri'  al 

but'  ter  cup 

adze 

au'  ger 


THIRD 

sobbed 
res'  cues 
squab'  ble 
quaint 
plumb 
awl 


WEEK 

no'  tion 
i de'  al 
pal'  ing 
crev'  ice 
hoe 

com'  pass 


bil'  low  y 
en'  trance 
laun'  dress 
fur'  nace 
gim'  let 
trow'  el 


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reap'  er  screw'-driv  er  bev'  el  riv'  et 

gauge  chis'  el  liar'  row  shov'  el 

scythes  wrench'  es  mal'  let  hatch'  et 

Tallow  candles  were  once  in  general  use  for  lighting. 

The  very  old  church  has  a quaint  appearance. 

The  crevices  in  the  window  frames  were  stuffed  with 
cotton. 

Let  us  sail  over  the  billowy  sea. 


Phonic 

Drill  (sound 

of  u before  r 

as  in  urge.  Be 

careful  to 

sound  the  r) : 

burn 

curl 

furl 

burr 

hurt 

curse 

purr 

churl 

FOURTH  WEEK 

glimpse 

un'  cle 

niece 

son'-in-law 

cau'  tion 

aunt 

in'  fant 

grand'  moth  er 

tithe 

cous'  in 

daugh'  ter 

step'  moth  er 

cit'  ron 

neph'  ew 

hus'  band 

half '-sis  ter 

hearth 

thrift'  y 

greet 

o pin' ion 

shelves 

toil'  some 

sleek 

peace'  ful 

set'  tie 

mem'  o rize 

trough 

glare 

tongs 

la'  bor  er 

stal'  wart 

deaf'  en 

re  un'  ion 

scooped 

wooed 

ac  com'  pa  nied 

rains 

reigns 

straight 

vane 

reins 

strait 

vain 

vein 

Supply  the  right  word  in  these  sentences: 

His  labor  was  all  in . 

The  weather tells  which  way  the  wind  blows. 

“ When  I wish  to  go  out,”  said  Harry,  “ it  always 


FOURTH  YEAR 


51 


The  ship  sailed  through  a narrow on  a course. 

When  the  king  dies,  who then  ? 

When  you  drive  a horse,  hold  the tightly  in  your  hands. 

He  cut  a in  his  arm  and  lost  much  blood. 


FIFTH  WEEK 


or'  phan 

re  quest' 

an'  swered 

ap  pear'  ance 

blouse 

lan'  guage 

a gree'  rnent 

af  fee'  tion  ate 

through 

sev'  er  al 

ap  par'  ent 

ac  cept'  ance 

knelt 

pris'  on  er 

al  low'  ance 

ship'  wrecked 

scraped 

her'  ring 

anx'  ious  ly 

whisk'  broom 

owl 

blue'  jay 

par'  tridge 

peer'  less 

os'  trich 

snipe 

gold'  finch 

thrush 

crow 

o'  ri  ole 

chick'  a dee 

black'  bird 

ea'  gle 

ca  na'  ry 

nut'  hatch 

jfiioe'  be 

The  shipwrecked  passengers  were  cast  on  an  island. 

The  partridge  is  a beautiful  bird. 

The  stubborn  child  had  many  a warning,  but  he  heeded 
none. 

Who  can  work  this  puzzle  ? 

In  other  lands  workmen  wear  blouses  instead  of  coats. 
Several  prisoners  made  a search  for  the  missing  shovel. 
The  hoy  earned  money  by  polishing  shoes. 

Did  you  request  to  go  home  early  ? 

An  orphan  is  a child  who  has  lost  both  parents. 

The  hunter  scraped  the  mud  from  his  boots. 

Phonic  Drill  (sound  of  u in  full,  the  same  as  of  oo 

in  foot)  : 

bull  busli  bush'  el  pul'  pit 

cush'  ion  push  butch'  er  pul'  ley 


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SIXTH  WEEK 


com  pare' 

ap'  pe  tite 

moun'  tain 

com  par'  i son 

burst 

tough'  ness 

val'  ley 

com  po  si'  tion 

con'  stant 

slip'  pers 

mir'  ror 

ad  van' tage 

ar  ri'  val 

wrought 

fur'  nace 

choc'  o late 

rai'  sins 

um  brel'  la 

bowl 

al  pha  bet'  ic  al 

res'  cu  er 

rab'  bit 

strain'  er 

au  turn'  nal 

an'  gry 

o'  cean 

mo  las'  ses 

ar  range'  ment 

ar  range' 

is'  land 

to  bac'  co 

ac  quire'  ment 

at  tempt' 

gulf 

waxed 

ap  point'  ment 

It  will  be  to  your  advantage  to  learn  your  lessons  well. 
Who  has  an  appetite  for  chocolate  and  raisins  ? 

The  water  pipe  burst  and  the  cellar  was  filled  with  water. 
He  made  a comparison  of  the  two  letters  and  found  that 
the  handwriting  was  the  same  in  both. 


SEVENTH  WEEK 


hedge 

joust 

spoiled 

ac  ci  dent'  al 

road'  side 

knights 

hin'  der 

gen'  er  al  ly 

em'  per  or 

jag'  ged 

ha'  tred 

an  noy' ance 

has'  tened 

big'  gest 

mar'  ket 

ge  og'  ra  phy 

her'  aids 

grav'  el 

fun'  nel 

ap  pli  ca'  tion 

emp'  ties 

fore'  most 

rye 

buck'  wheat 

al'  co  hoi 

dart'  ed 

bur'  ly 

pres'  ent  ly 

doubt 

height 

stretched 

at  ten'  tion 

sig'  nal 

mere'  ly 

hoar'  y 

im  mense' 

Do  sparrows  generally  build  their  nests  in  hedges  by  the 
roadside  ? 

George  likes  history  better  than  he  does  geography. 


FOURTH  YEAR 


53 


Write  the  following  sentences  f rom  dictation : 

Keep  to  the  right  course. 

Fine  clothes  cost  more  than  coarse  ones. 

She  was  sealing  the  letter  with  wax. 

Flies  can  walk  on  the  ceiling. 

Before  you  speak  your  piece,  make  a bow. 

Sit  on  the  bough  of  that  tree. 

Do  not  break  the  slate. 

Put  on  the  brake  and  stop  the  car. 

Phonic  Drill  (sound  of  u after  r as  in  rude) : 

rule  true  fruit  rue 

brute  prude  cruise  cru'  el 


EIGHTH  WEEK 

tro'  phy 

scorn'  fill 

cor  rect'  ly 

South  A mer' 

ca'  ble 

Af ' ri  ca 

be  haved' 

Bud'  dhist 

Arc'  tic 

Pa  cif'  ic 

ex'  er  cise 

hand'  i work 

A'  sia 

In'  di  an 

be  comes' 

Pres'  i dent 

Rus'  sia 

A1  giers' 

cease' less 

length'  ened 

hab'  it 

mus'  cles 

di  rect' ly 

Aus  tral'  ia 

Jes'  u it 

Eu'  rope 

At  lan'  tic 

Ant  arc'  tic 

thread 

sev'  er  al 

Mo  roc'  co 

quo  ta'  tions 

praised 

voy'  a ges 

be  stow'  al 

alms'  house 

Copy  these  quotations , then  write  them  from  dictation : 

Habit  is  a cable ; we  weave  a thread  of  it  each  day,  and 
it  becomes  so  strong  we  cannot  break  it. — Horace  Mann. 

President  Garfield  said,  “ There  are  some  things  I am 
afraid  of.  I am  afraid  to  do  a mean  thing.” 

The  short  way  to  do  many  things  is  to  do  only  one  thing 
at  a time. — Sir  Richard  Cecil. 


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NINTH  WEEK 


sav'  a ges 

fresh'  et 

lec'  ture 

a maze'  ment 

ar  rived' 

ti'  dal 

mer'  chant 

beau'  te  ous 

ad  dressed' 

fer'  til  ize 

care'  ful  ly 

con'  science 

bal'  ance 

cul'  ti  vate 

mad'  am 

fol'  low  ing 

chuc'  kled 

cruise 

pur'  est 

con  tent'  ment 

con  sists' 

close'  ly 

pre'  cious 

sig'  na  ture 

cour'  te  sy 

fu'  ture 

cer'  tain  ly 

smil'  ing  ly 

source 

loam 

re  paired' 

cu'  ri  ous  ly 

cas  cade' 

cor'  nice 

talk'  a tive 

clev'  er  ness 

The  savages  were  filled  with  amazement  when  they  saw 
the  ships  in  which  the  white  men  had  arrived. 

Listen  to  the  voice  of  conscience,  and  you  will  do  right. 

John  chuckled  with  glee  when  he  found  the  present  in 
his  stocking. 

When  the  king  has  bestowed  some  favor  on  a courtier, 
all  the  company  rejoices. 

Phonic  Drill  (sound  of  oi  in  oil,  and  of  oy  in  boy) : 


boil 

joint 

loy'  al 

an  noy' 

spoil 

noise 

joy'  ous 

em  ploy' 

TENTH  WEEK 

trou'  sers 

im  ag'  ine 

tur'  tie 

sus  pend'  ers 

gir'  die 

hoist 

lob'  ster 

moc'  ca  sins 

tor'  toise 

steer'  age 

hal'  i but 

hand'  ker  chief 

nox'  ious 

freight'  er 

por'  poise 

con  ver  sa'  tion 

ch as'  ten 

bulk 

hor'  net 

cheer'  i ness 

pack'  age 

brawl 

buf'  fa  lo 

coop'  er  age 

ex  press' 

bee'  tie 

ti'  ger 

but'  ter  fly 

FOURTH  YEAR  55 

le'  ver  hy  e'  na  li'  on  cat'  er  pil  lar 

cler'  rick  ze'  bra  gi  raffe'  mos  qui'  to 

Write  words  ending  in  ove. 

Write  words  ending  in  less. 

Richard  wore  a new  pair  of  suspenders  on  his  trousers. 
His  sister  wore  a girdle  around  her  waist  and  moccasins  on 
her  feet.  A handerchief  was  in  her  hand. 

In  his  conversation  the  doctor  said,  “None  hut  the  brave 


deserve  the  fair. 

>5 

ELEVENTH 

WEEK 

a dieu' 

dis  ap  pear' 

fair'  ies 

con'  stant  ly 

ac' tu  al ly 

dwel'  lings 

fro'  zen 

bur'  ry  ing 

bas'  ket  ful 

de  stroyed' 

guide 

pil'  grim  age 

blurred 

dar'  ing 

har'  ness 

or'  na  ment 

coun'  ter  feit 

de  cide' 

wor'  ship 

glo'  ri  ous 

would'  n’t 

wor'  thy 

to'  ken 

bright'  est 

could'  n’t 

en'  e my 

heav'  en 

price'  less 

cur'  tain 

ef ' forts 

lest 

ob  lique' 

com  plete' 

emp'  ty 

fa  tigue' 

an  tique' 

Hours  are  golden  links,  God’s  token, 

Reaching  heaven  ; hut  one  by  one 
Take  them  lest  the  chain  be  broken, 

Ere  thy  pilgrimage  be  done. 

Write  words  ending  in  ous;  in  ful;  in  ness;  in  ies;  in 
est;  in  ion. 

Phonic  Drill  (hard  sound  of  c as  in  cat) : 

catch  camp  co'  zy  cloud 

clasp  cart  cur'  tain 


cause 


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TWELFTH  WEEK 


ac  quire' 

bur'  gla  ry 

crock'  er  y 

light'  house 

char'  ac  ter 

halves 

con'  quer 

ed  u ca'  tion 

read'  i ly 

in'  jure 

car'  pet  ed 

an  noun'  ces 

ob  tain' 

inch'  es 

e vents' 

con  trac'  tion 

dif'  H cult 

i'  cv 

ca  noes' 

pleas'  ant  ly 

gal'  loped 

wrung 

ti'  dings 

con  sist'  en  cy 

buoy 

cool'  ly 

cough'  ing 

com  plete'  ly 

bur'  dened 

grim'  ly 

dumb 

Chris'  to  pher 

fa'  mous 

clapped 

civ'  il  ly 

dai'  ly 

It  is  difficult  for  some  people  to  acquire  : 

an  education. 

Don’t  is  j 

a contraction  for  do  not,  but  never  for  does  not. 

A LESSOR 

IN  PLURALS 

dai'  sy 

dai'  sies 

thief 

thieves 

calf 

calves 

wharf 

wharves 

fair'  y 

fair'  ies 

fer'  ry 

fer'  ries 

loaf 

loaves 

grief 

griefs 

THIRTEENTH  WEEK 


cope 

knot'  ty 

dis'  tanced 

for  giv'  ing 

batch 

in  vit'  ed 

Ar'  a bic 

sys'  tern  ize 

an'  vil 

dead'  ly 

trou'  ble 

dis  po  si'  tion 

hoofs 

coun'  cil 

be  stowed' 

coun'  te  nance 

at'  tic 

por'  trait 

cap'  tives 

as  sem'  bled 

fright 

ac'  tion 

charm'  ing 

dis  turb'  ance 

loy'  al 

dou'  ble 

cop'  pered 

clum'  si  ness 

nom'  ad 

an'  gri  ly 

con'  quer  or 

de  ter'  mined 

ar'  bor 

wliis'  tie 

de  stroyed' 

bat'  tie  ment 

FOURTH  YEAR 


57 


The  Indians  assembled  in  council  and  determined  to  burn 
the  captives. 

A charming  disposition  is  often  shown  by  a bright,  merry 
countenance. 

Such  a disturbance  always  destroyed  the  peace  of  the 
household. 

Gold,  silver,  and  copper  are  found  in  mines. 

“ Friday,”  said  Robinson  Crusoe,  “ help  me  clean  this  gun.” 

Thirty  days  hath  September, 

April,  June,  and  November. 

All  the  rest  have  thirty-one 

Except  February,  which  has  twenty-eight  alone. 

In  leap  year  February  has  twenty-nine  days. 

Leap  year  comes  once  in  four  years. 

Pho7iic  Drill  (soft  sound  of  c as  in  city) : 


gi'  der 

gyl'  in  der 

giv'  il 

gen'  sus 

gin'  der 

gel'  lar 

gym'  bal 

brage 

FOURTEENTH  WEEK 

bom  bard' 

wretch'  ed 

lug'  gage 

de  ceiv'  er 

en  gage' 

por'  ter 

snatched 

noi'  some 

slouched 

treat'  ment 

blus'  ter 

ex  am'  in  er 

pier 

fur'  ri  er 

de  part'  ment 

tel'  e phone 

cube 

be  lieve' 

ex  am'  pie 

crack'  ers 

al  though' 

em'  ber 

be  cause' 

cym'  bal 

de  light'  ful 

en'  gine 

blis'  ter 

con  tain' 

de  scribe' 

en  gi  neer' 

beg'  gar 

na'  ture 

dis  tress' 

ea'  ger 

earned 

fash' ion 

Write  ivords  ending  in  or. 
Write  tvords  in  ough. 


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Write  the  following  sentences  from  dictation: 

The  horse  has  a glossy  mane. 

The  father  is  the  main  support  of  that  family. 
Augusta  is  the  capital  of  the  state  of  Maine. 

The  merchant  kept  his  wares  on  the  store  shelves. 
He  wears  old  clothes. 

There  go  the  boys  on  the  picnic. 

They  take  their  lunch  with  them. 

Will  you  hear  this  new  piece  of  music  ? 

Here  all  are  well  behaved. 

FIFTEENTH  WEEK 


prod'  uct 

ad  di'  tion 

re  main'  der 

mul'  ti  pli  er 

eighths 

quar'  ters 

min'  u end 

mul  ti  pli  ca'  tion 

frac'  tion 

di  vi'  sion 

dif'  fer  ence 

sub  trac'  tion 

di  vi'  sor 

com'  mon 

six'  teenths 

mul  ti  pli  cand' 

ob'  ject 

quo'  tient 

twen'  ti  eths 

sub'  tra  hend 

qual'  i ty 

div'  i dend 

gram'  mar 

im  per'  a tive 

sub'  ject 

sen'  fence 

pro  mo'  ted 

in  ter  rog'  a tive 

ac'  tive 

pro'  noun 

pos  ses'  sive 

de  clar'  a tive 

pas'  sive 

hoi'  i day 

pred'  i cate 

punc  tu  a'  tion 

Dear  Ada 

. 

Boston,  Fel.  27,  1905. 

Mary  and  I are  going  to  New  York  for  a visit.  We  are 
going  to  spend  a week  with  cousin  Ruth.  Our  train  leaves 
the  station  at  twelve  o’clock  on  Saturday  next. 

I should  like  you  to  call  on  us  before  we  go. 

Your  friend, 

Sadie. 

The  United  States  were  freed  from  England  during  the 
reign  of  George  III. 

The  storks  often  build  their  nests  on  chimneys. 


59 


FOURTH  YEAR 

Phonic  Drill  (hard  sound  of  g as  in  go) : 


gut'  ter 

grave 

gal'  lop 

gam'  bol 

guil'  ty 

glance 

globe 

gri  mace' 

SIXTEENTH  WEEK 

sen'  si  tive 

in  jus'  tice 

bar'  vest 

treacb'  er  ous 

tri'  umpb 

pit'  i ful 

ber'  o ine 

dougb'  nuts 

ad'  mi  ral 

col'  lar 

mas'  ter  y 

Span'  iards 

Ma  nil'  a 

pun'  isli 

de  fi'  ance 

ri  die'  u lous 

an'  ec  dote 

don'  bly 

pen'  nies 

dif'  fer  ent  ly 

cen'  sus 

dar'  ling 

jeer'  ing 

con  fu'  sion 

u'  su  al 

bis'  cuit 

no'  bod  y 

drear'  i ness 

era'  el  ty 

car'  tridge 

bar'  ness 

veg'  e ta  ble 

beav'  i ly 

calmed 

bar'  bor 

in  dig'  nant 

Admiral  Dewey  received  great  honors  after  his  triumph 
over  the  Spaniards  in  the  harbor  of  Manila. 

The  Indians  are  said  to  be  treacherous,  for  they  pretend 
to  be  friends  when  they  are  really  enemies. 

Write  words  ending  in  ar  or  er. 


SEVENTEENTH  WEEK 


fla'  vor 

an'  gri  ly 

at  tempts' 

cel  e bra'  tion 

cap'  i tal 

del'  i cate 

ex  em'  plar 

eartb'  ward 

brains 

edg'  ing 

Al'  ba  ny 

dec  o ra'  tion 

cite 

rus'  tied 

com  plaint' 

dis  ap  pear'  ance 

borne 

a sbamed' 

bond'  age 

de  liv'  er  ance 

debts 

yelp'  ing 

di  vine'  ly 

con'  science 

cor'  dial 

ex'  o dus 

ex'  cel  lent 

en  joy'  ment 

croup 

Hud'  son 

ac'  ci  dent 

im  prove'  ment 

ci'  der 

ex  pense' 

doin'  i noes 

po  lice'  man 

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APPLETON’S  STANDARD  SPELLER 


Albany  is  the  capital  of  New  York  State,  and  is  on  the 
Hudson  River. 

The  people  assembled  and  made  a complaint  about  their 
high  taxes. 

Clumsy  fingers  should  not  handle  delicate  lace. 

The  cider  had  an  excellent  flavor,  sweet  and  pleasing  to 
the  taste. 

The  expense  of  the  celebration  was  borne  by  the  people. 
Phonic  Drill  (soft  sound  of  g as  in  gem) : 


sage 

gin'  ger 

rage 

gen'  tian 

germ 

barge 

page 

gel'  a tin 

EIGHTEENTH  WEEK 

trail 

au'  burn 

in  ten'  tion 

stub'  born  ly 

de  fine' 

there'  for 

nine'  ti  etli 

con  fee'  tion  er 

wal'  rus 

knock'  er 

ex  pect'  ant 

fa'  vor  a ble 

swine 

rou'  tine 

foun'  tain 

en  ter  tain'  ment 

priest 

fault'  less 

ex  pen'  sive 

en  tranc'  ing 

sor'  did 

pars'  ley 

freight'  ed 

fash'  ion  a ble 

al'  ter 

for'  ti  etli 

frac'  tion  al 

en  gage'  ment 

be  nign' 

var'  nish 

ea'  ger  ness 

com'  pli  cate 

site 

sur  rnise' 

ear'  nest  ly 

ex  pe'  ri  ence 

It  is  the  heart  and  not  the  brain 

That  to  the  highest  doth  attain. 

I slept,  and  dreamed  that  life 

was  Beauty. 

I woke,  and  found  that  life  was  Duty. 

NINETEENTH  WEEK 

stroked 

Bos'  ton 

o be'  di  ent 

New  Or'  le  ans 

treats 

Den'  ver 

whisk'  ers 

pros'  per  ous 

FOURTH  YEAR 


01 


screened 

Clii  ca'  go 

es  pe'  cial  ly 

prob  a bil'  i ty 

groom 

launched 

oc'  cu  pied 

pos  si  bil'  i ty 

of'  fi  cer 

gen'  er  al 

Bal'  ti  more 

In  di  an  ap'  o lis 

au'  dit 

ex'  er  cise 

oc  ca'  sions 

mag  ni'  li  cent 

strained 

nerv'  ous 

Cleve'  land 

Phil  a del'  phi  a 

sa'  ber 

maj'  es  ty 

dec'  o ra  ted 

Wash'  ing  ton 

spir'  its 

daub'  ing 

de  sir'  a ble 

San  Fran  cis'  co 

On  many  occasions  his  Majesty  the  King  visited  the 
offices  and  occupied  the  apartments. 

The  battleship  decorated  with  flags  was  launched  from 
the  navy  yard.  The  sight  as  she  glided  into  the  water  was 
truly  magnificent. 

Have  you  heard  of  King  Midas  of  old,  who  was  prosperous 
and  had  great  wealth  ? 

Phonic  Drill  (sound  of  s like  z,  as  in  has)  : 


cleanse 

ea§' y 

pleas'  ant 

trie§ 

blouge 

mi'  ger 

rige 

sur  prise' 

TWENTIETH  WEEK 

mal'  ice 

mul'  ti  tude 

de  lied' 

mon'  arch 

mor'  sel 

may'  or 

en  deav'  or 

fa'  mous 

re  cruit' 

or'  dered 

di  vin'  est 

emp'  tied 

la'  va 

lath'  ing 

pas'  time 

pa  tri  ot'  ic 

mix'  ture 

gos'  sips 

de  spair' 

yearn'  ing 

de  ni'  al 

in'  su  lar 

mall 

in'  ti  mate 

re  li'  ance 

up  hoi'  ster 

swin'  ish 

tom'  a hawk 

re  li'  a ble 

up  braid' 

rid'  dance 

me  ri'  no 

maim 

5 

lo  co  mo'  tive 

cos'  mos 

be  queath' 

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APPLETON’S  STANDARD  SPELLER 


She  could  not  find  a morsel  of  bread. 

The  mayor,  as  chief  officer  of  the  city,  has  a multitude  of 
duties  to  perform. 

The  captain  ordered  the  sailors  to  weigh  anchor. 

Show  kindness  to  all  and  malice  to  none. 


sell'  er 

cite 

whol'  ly 

ways 

cel'  lar 

there 

won 

wares 

sight 

their 

one 

wears 

site 

ho'  ly 

weighs 

Write  the  folloiving  sentences  from  dictation : 

The  seller  of  wine  kept  his  wares  in  the  cellar. 

Sometimes  one’s  sight  is  improved  by  glasses. 

Let  us  build  the  school  on  a better  site. 

Cite  the  names  of  all  who  support  this  plan. 

There  go  the  ships  with  their  sails  all  set. 

Every  holiday  was  once  a holy  day. 

He  who  gave  his  time  wholly  to  his  work  won  the  prize. 
Do  you  always  walk  in  wisdom’s  ways? 

The  workman  who  weighs  the  iron,  wears  a leather  apron. 


TWENTY-FIRST  WEEK 


shields 

re  ceipt' 

mot'  toes 

dis  cour'  te  sy 

gauz'  y 

bi'  cy  cle 

cal'  en  dar 

tor'  ment 

gist 

crick'  et 

isth'  mus 

ex  am  i na'  tion 

squeeze 

ech'  oes 

cal'  um  ny 

de  form'  i ty 

curse 

come'  ly 

dor'  mant 

ho  ri'  zon 

jur'  ist 

vi'  o lent 

mil'  lions 

ma  chin'  er  y 

cause 

debt'  or 

our  selves' 

syc'  a more 

jest'  er 

mas'  tiff 

fes'  ti  val 

straight'  way 

al'  tar 

con  trol' 

wrap'  per 

ad  mis'  sion 

FOURTH  YEAR 


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“No,”  said  Mr.  Jones,  “I  do  not  remember  the  date  of 
the  landing  of  the  Pilgrims.” 

“Dr.  Lee,  will  you  give  me  fresh  medicine?”  inquired 
the  patient. 

The  teacher  announced,  “ Whoever  obtains  one  hundred 
per  cent  in  spelling  will  receive  a reward.” 

Phonic  Drill  (sound  of  th  as  in  thick) : 


thin 

thirst 

thrift 

thumb 

thing 

three 

thank 

third 

TWENTY- 

-SECOND  WEEK 

er'  rand 

verd'  ure 

main  tain' 

mon'  u ment 

rel'  ic 

court'  ier 

rev'  er  ent 

de  liv'  er  y 

er'  mine 

leop'  ard 

wi'  den  ing 

com  mod'  i ties 

err'  ing 

slen'  der 

knight'  ly 

talk'  a tive 

ver'  diet 

cy'  clone 

wheth'  er 

neg'  li  gence 

par'  son 

pref'  ace 

sen'  ti  nel 

pro  vin'  cial 

trai'  tor 

heath'  er 

strict'  ly 

night'  in  gale 

rea'  son 

chani'  ois 

pick'  er  el 

sur  ren'  der 

lay'  er 

pope 

vi'  tal 

hur'  ri  cane 

“ Count  that  day  lost  whose  low  descending  sun 
Views  from  thy  hand  no  worthy  action  done.” 

Happy  is  the  man  that  findeth  wisdom,  and  the  man  that 
getteth  understanding.  Her  ways  are  ways  of  pleasantness, 
and  all  her  paths  are  peace. — Bible. 

Write  these  sentences  from  dictation : 

He  has  seen  the  new  house. 

The  setting  sun  makes  a beautiful  scene. 

The  old  cat  died  on  Wednesday. 

The  cloth  was  dyed  black. 


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TWENTY-THIRD  WEEK 


lath'  er 

where  as' 

reg'  i ment 

punc  tu  al'  i ty 

mo'  tion 

pi'  rates 

far'  thing 

waist'  coat 

ar  rest' 

ab'  sence 

um  brel'  la 

child'  ish  ness 

serv'  ile 

read' i ly 

haugh'  ty 

re  cep'  tion 

sal'  ad 

ex  pense' 

beef'  steak 

at  tend'  ance 

ver'  bal 

bale 

bar'  racks 

min'  is  ters 

quire 

coin'  age 

pre  serves' 

ad  van'  tage 

cler'  gy 

buc'  kies 

oc  ca'  sion  al 

al  low'  ance 

vi  o lin' 

ca'  ter  er 

u'  ni  form 

for  mal'  i ty 

Copy  these  words : 

ship 

shipped 

cram 

crammed 

slip 

slipped 

drop 

drop'  ping 

rap 

rapped 

pop 

popped 

re  mit' 

re  mit'  ted 

rub 

rubbed 

stir 

stirred 

tug 

tugged 

With 

rvhat  kind  of  letter  does  each  word  in  the  first 

and  third  columns  end ? 

How  many  times  is  it  written  in  the  form  that  shores 
past  time  ? 

Phonic  Drill  (sound  of  ch  as  in  child) : 
chair  chick'  en  chil'  dren  charm 

chi'  na  chat'  ter  chase  chap 


TWENTY-FOURTH  WEEK 

hunt'  ed  wea'  ried  wreath'  ing  mag  nif'  i cence 
grieve  rac  coon'  pres'  sure  de  sir'  a ble 
caus'  tic  twelfth  for'  tu  nate  dis  a gree'  a ble 


FOURTH  YEAR 


65 


rear 

dis  tinct' 

cau'  tious 

mar'  vel  oils 

griz'  zly 

dens'  est 

en  ter  tain' 

in  for  ma'  tion 

snare 

sur'  face 

ro  mance' 

dis  ap  point' 

Rome 

Ber  lin' 

Lon'  don 

St.  Pe'  ters  burg 

Par'  is 

Dub'  lin 

Brus'  sels 

Stock'  holm 

Berne 

Ma  drid' 

Vi  en'  na 

Con  stan  ti  no'  pie 

Do  not  disappoint  me,  but  keep  your  promise. 

She  was  very  disagreeable  to  her  friends  and  did  not  en- 
tertain them  well. 

You  are  fortunate  if  you  are  able  to  explain  this  example. 
In  olden  days  the  winner  in  the  games  received  a laurel 


wreath. 

TWENTY-FIFTH  WEEK 

ex  pire' 

fi  del'  i ty 

screech'  ing 

un  com'  fort  a ble 

fi'  nite 

crys'  tal 

mirth'  ful 

dis  coy'  er  y 

ti'  dy 

vin'  e gar 

where'  fore 

in  dig  na'  tion 

bel'  fry 

grid'  die 

skir'  mish 

thought'  ful 

di'  al 

per  spire' 

can'  ni  bals 

like'  li  hood 

mi'  nor 

stee'  pie 

con  fessed' 

wheel'  bar  row 

chimes 

grate'  ful 

mar'  gin  al 

mer'  ri  ment 

spire 

salm'  on 

hap'  pi  est 

nev  er  the  less' 

fir'  kin 

jas'  mine 

thou'  sand 

o be'  di  ence 

He  wearied  his  thoughtful  hearers  by  his  long  speeches. 
They  were  always  grateful  when  he  finished,  but  they  showed 
their  fidelity  by  remaining  to  the  end. 

The  date  of  the  discovery  of  America  is  October  12, 1492. 
He  has  broken  the  crystal  of  his  watch. 

“John,”  said  the  teacher,  “cannibals  are  human  beings 
that  eat  human  flesh.” 


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APPLETON’S  STANDARD  SPELLER 


Phonic  Drill  (sound  of  soft  c and  h as  in  chaise) : 

ghute  ghi'  gnon  gha  grin'  glia  rade' 

gham'  ois  gliap'  er  on  glial'  lis  gharn  pagne' 


TWENTY-SIXTH  WEEK 


can'  yon 

mon'  i tor 

en  gray'  ing 

Thanks'  giv  ing 

calves 

e ras'  er 

re  port'  er 

his  to'  ri  an 

nap'  kin 

o mit'  ted 

pre  serv'  er 

whole'  some 

depth 

feast'  ed 

south'  ern 

phy  si'  cian 

tint'  ed 

trav'  eled 

prec'  i pice 

ap'  pli  cants 

sleighs 

pic'  ture 

ac'  ci  dent 

seam'  stress 

nov'  el  ty 

pup'  pies 

ap  prov'  al 

live'  li  hood 

lounge 

ter'  ri  er 

an  noyed' 

cu  ri  os'  i ty 

re  lief' 

serv'  ice 

el'  e phant 

ap  point'  ed 

Since  1863  the  President  has  always  appointed  a Thanks- 
giving Day  in  November. 

No  attention  was  paid  to  the  signal,  so  an  accident  oc- 
curred. 

Seek  the  approval  of  your  conscience. 

The  flies  and  the  mosquitoes  annoyed  the  audience. 

By  the  rude  bridge  that  arched  the  flood, 

Their  flag  to  April’s  breeze  unfurled, 

Here  once  the  embattled  farmers  stood, 

And  fired  the  shot  heard  round  the  world. 

— From  Emerson’s  Concord  Hymn. 


TWENTY-SEVENTH  WEEK 

hes'  i tate  ro'  guisli  ly  oc  cu  pa'  tion 

tap  i o'  ca  sur'  geon  in'  ter  est  ed 


sa  gac'  i ty 
pur  suit' 


FOURTH  YEAR 


67 


pres'  ence 
ed'  i tor 
cam'  phor 
jui'  ci  ness 
wool'  ens 
sad'  dler 
pleas'  ure 

Some  dogs,  like  the  collie,  are  noted  for  their  sagacity- 
in  the  face  of  danger;  and  in  certain  out-of-door  occu- 
pations, like  that  of  shepherd,  there  is  need  of  such  a 
dog. 

A bicycle  has  two  wheels,  and  a tricycle  has  three. 

Sometimes  we  are  not  interested  in  our  work  because  we 
are  ignorant  of  its  value. 

Phonic  Drill  (long  sound  of  y as  in  style) : 


rhyme 

lye 

scythe 

cy'  press 

thyme 

dye 

ty'  rant 

hy' phen 

TWENTY-EIGHTH  WEEK 

bris'  ties 

ex  act'  ly 

cho' rus 

bu'  reau 

cher'  ub 

gen'  er  ous 

ex  trerne' 

grad' u al ly 

liv'  id 

jeal'  ous 

piv'  ot 

vict'  uals 

em'  er  aid 

hemmed 

re  tain' 

im  por'  tant 

a loft' 

i'  vo  ry 

girt 

gel'  a tin 

whit'  tie 

light'  ning 

soar'  ing 

earth'  en  ware 

de  clare' 

I tal'  ian 

crest 

mi  m'  ic 

dis  pute' 

right'  eous 

crit'  ic 

fer'  ule 

ex  claim' 

gen'  u ine 

en'  vel  ope 

oiled 

por'  ce  lain 
va  nil'  la 
sul'  phur 
sieve 

ig'  no  rant 
ges'  ture 
tri'  cy  cle 


ci'  pher 
tel'  e graph 
sphere 
frig'  id 
roared 
sought 
dig'  it 


freight 
men  ag'  er  ie 
thor'  ough 
hym'  nal 
sol'  emn 
heav'  en  ly 
an'  gels 


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APPLETON'S  STANDARD  SPELLER 


The  bristles  from  the  hog’s  back  are  used  in  making  brushes. 
Good  advice  is,  “ Be  civil  to  all  and  thus  show  your  good 
training.” 

An  emerald  is  a precious  stone  of  green  color. 

July  4,  1776,  is  an  important  date  in  our  history. 

The  cape  is  at  the  extreme  end  of  the  island. 

Wild  animals  are  kept  in  a menagerie. 


TWENTY-NINTH  WEEK 


hos'  tile 

qual'  i ty 

pre'  vi  ous 

im  me'  di  ate  ly 

gong 

res'  pite 

trans'  fer 

in  vis'  i ble 

lei'  sure 

li'  bra  ry 

lov'  a ble 

in  dus'  tri  ous 

ruf'  He 

mis'  sile 

sta'  mens 

love'  li  ness 

fras;'  ile 

O 

ped'  dler 

re  venge' 

im'  pie  ments 

ris'  ing 

shocked 

rub'  bish 

in  vi  ta'  tion 

pal'  ace 

snug'  ly 

re  li'  gion 

in  hab'  it  ed 

se  cure' 

in'  jur y 

sculp'  tor 

am'  bu  lance 

popped 

serv'  ile 

in  vent'  or 

in  scrip'  tion 

On  the  monument  was  cut  an  inscription  to  the  memory 
of  the  hero. 

James  Watt  is  the  inventor  of  the  steam  engine. 

The  stars  are  invisible  by  day,  but  they  may  be  seen  any 
clear  night. 

An  old  proverb  says,  “ Who  never  works,  he  knows  no 
leisure.” 

The  minutemen  were  ready  to  respond  immediately  to 
the  call  to  arms. 

Phonic  Drill  (short  sound  of  y as  in  hymn) : 

lynch  lynx  syr'  inge  ca'  lyx 

myth  lyr'  ic  sys'  tem  i'  dyl 


FOURTH  YEAR 


69 


THIRTIETH  WEEK 


ac  quit' 

bou  quet' 

judg'  ment 

wheel'  wright 

crave 

pu'  trid 

stom'  ach 

gov' ern  or 

scourge 

so  ci'  e ty 

shriek'  ing 

op  pres'  sion 

ag'  ile 

sur'  feit 

crea'  ture 

prin'  ci  pal 

lat'  tice 

mar'  gins 

bach'  e lor 

sus  pi'  cious 

pol'  ka 

di  vorce' 

poul'  tice 

val'  u a ble 

im  bed' 

poul'  try 

knuc'  kies 

quar'  reled 

in  still' 

sau'  sage 

cour'  te  sy 

prob'  a bly 

i'  ci  cle 

re  spects' 

kos'  pi  tal 

peace'  a ble 

A man  should  never  be  ashamed  to  own  he  was  in  the 
wrong,  which  is  hut  saying  in  other  words  that  he  is  wiser 
to-day  than  he  was  yesterday. — Emerson. 

Write  the  following  sentences  from  dictation : 

The  story  of  the  truant  was  false. 

His  faults  were  many,  but  he  tried  to  overcome  them. 
The  horses  ran  over  the  plain  between  the  rivers. 

Every  carpenter  uses  a plane. 

The  grass  has  a lovely  green  hue. 

Did  you  see  your  cousin  Hugh  hew  down  the  yew-tree  ? 
Was  the  ewe  with  her  lambs  standing  under  the  yew- 
tree  ? 


Notice  the  apostrophe  before 
the  singular  number : 

a boy’s  top 
the  man’s  hat 
a negro’s  hoe 
a child’s  toy 


the  s in  the  folloicing  nouns  in 

Mary’s  dress 
a fly’s  legs 
a neighbor’s  house 
America’s  heroes 


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APPLETON’S  STANDARD  SPELLER 


Notice  the  apostrophe  after  the  s in  the  following  nouns  in 
the  plural  number : 

the  boys’  club  dogs’  houses 

the  ladies’  gloves  birds’  nests 

the  teachers’  meeting  pupils’  names 

Notice  that  ivhen  the  plural  does  not  end  in  s,  both  the  apos- 
trophe and  s are  added : 

the  oxen’s  food  women’s  shoes 

gentlemen’s  shirts  children’s  garments 


RULES  FOR  THE  USE  OF  CAPITALS 

1.  Begin  every  proper  name  with  a capital.  Thus, 

The  name  of  Columbus  is  well  known. 

2.  Begin  with  capitals  words  derived  from  proper  names. 
Thus, 

The  American  ships  sailed  in  British  waters. 

3.  Begin  with  capitals  titles  of  respect  and  honor.  Thus, 

My  dear  Friend ; Professor  Lloyd ; His  Excellency  the  Governor ; 
His  Honor  the  Mayor. 

4.  Begin  with  capitals  all  names  of  God  and  of  Jesus 
Christ.  Thus, 

Jehovah,  Father,  Creator,  Son  of  God,  Redeemer,  Savior. 


REVIEW 


crev'  ice 
sieve 
bis'  cuit 
niece 


pierc'  ing 
chi  s'  el 
cay  enne' 
through 


char'  ac  ter 
crea'  ture 
mos  cjui'  to 
to  bac'  co 


dis  a gree'  a ble 
de  stroyed' 
con  ver  sa'  tion 
choc'  o late 


FOURTH  YEAR 


71 


gim'  let 

In'  di  ans 

ad  dressed' 

hand'  ker  chief 

rogue 

sue  cess' 

pre'  cious 

pas'  sen  ger 

straight 

sav'  a ges 

um  brel'  la 

com  po  si'  tion 

reigns 

blurred' 

im  ag'  ine 

con'  science 

mir'  ror 

trou'  sers 

be  stowed' 

coun'  te  nance 

seized 

heav' en 

courte'  sy 

gen'  er  al  ly 

gi  raffe' 

car'  riage 

sen'  si  ble 

ship'  wrecked 

tough 

con'  quer 

stub'  born 

moc'  ca  sins 

mal'  ice 

coun'  cil 

juic'  i ness 

com  par'  i son 

blouse 

at  tempt' 

glo'  ri  ous 

as  sera'  bled 

rai'  sins 

or'  phan 

cal'  en  dar 

dis  turb'  ance 

a dieu' 

an'  gri  ly 

dif'  fi  cult 

dis  po  si'  tion 

fer'  ries 

whis'  tie 

re  mit'  ted 

ap  point'  ed 

sleighs 

neph'  ew 

ac' tu  al ly 

de  ter'  mined 

cool'  ly 

trou'  ble 

mo  las'  ses 

ed  u ca'  tion 

earned 

jour'  ney 

en  gi  neer' 

con  trac'  tion 

o'  cean 

would'  n’t 

ap'  pe  tite 

an  noun'  ces 

o'  ri  ole 

fuch'  sia 

has'  tened 

ge  o g'  ra  phy 

sau'  cy 

tor'  toise 

grid'  i ron 

com'  pe  tent 

i de'  as 

ar  rived' 

lan'  guage 

cat'  er  pil  lar 

sobbed 

un  eas'  y 

daught'  er 

shrewd'  ness 

thieves 

cap'  i tal 

al  though' 

quo  ta'  tions 

FIFTH 

YEAR 

FIRST 

WEEK 

re  view' 

tliiev'  ing 

res'  tau  rant 

e lec'  trie 

psalm 

E'  gypt 

im  prop'  er 

sa  loon' 

seiz'  mg 

sen'  tries 

Mis  sis  sip'  pi 

term 

twink'  ling 

sal'  a ry 

im  pos'  tor 

thick'  ly 

par'  ti  cle 

sought 

tri'  umphed 

fi'  ber 

wrin'  kle 

ab'  sent 

tooth'  ache 

hu'  man 

re  ech'  o 

cap'  i tol 

nec'  es  sa  ry 

fod'  der 

pur'  ckase 

clasped 

breath'  less 

cen'  ter 

pi  az'  za 

tow'  el 

en  roll'  ment 

butt 

fis'  sure 

fam'  ish 

ker'  nels 

lad'  en 

In  Egypt  the  people  speak  a language  foreign  to  us. 
There  is  not  a particle  of  silver  in  it. 

“ Hurrah  ! Hurrah  ! ” cried  the  boys,  as  they  saw  President 
Roosevelt  appear. 

There  are  three  seasons  in  India : the  hot,  the  rainy,  and 
the  cold. 


SECOND  WEEK 


dis  cov'  er 

weap'  ons 

lunch' eon 

ser'  vice  a ble 

knives 

thumbed 

thith'  er 

glad'  some 

de'  cent 

dis  patch' 

in'  ci  dent 

change'  a ble 

cres'  cent 

aim'  ond 

fa'  tal 

kan  ga  roo' 

hy'  phen 

min'  ster 

an'  chor 

fierce'  ness 

un  veil' 

chief'  ly 

bath'  ing 

mys  te'  ri  ous 

chap'  el 

sown 

vine'  yard 

smol'  dered 

72 


FIFTH  YEAR 


73 


bos'  tier  ear'  li  er  hing'  ing  con'  scious 

mapped  cap'  tain  tow'  ered  tel'  e phone 

The  police  were  unable  to  discover  the  cause  of  the  mys- 
terious death. 

The  wedding  took  place  in  the  old  towered  minster. 
Captain  Henry  Hudson  discovered  the  Hudson  River. 


THIRD  WEEK 


gay'  ly 

the'  a ter 

seep'  tered 

mack'  in  tosh 

scout 

can'  cel 

scratched 

fledge'  ling 

liq'  uid 

sim'  i lar 

lodg'  ment 

ma  chin'  er  y 

a'  ere 

wedged 

car'  a van 

with  stand' 

fidg'  et 

scru'  pie 

sculp'  tured 

de  scend'  ant 

shriek 

co'  zi ly 

bridg'  ing 

dis'  ci  pline 

plague 

fath'  om 

quiz'  zi  cal 

dis  cour'  age 

scrawl 

both'  er 

scrip'  ture 

mil'  li  ner  y 

id'  i ot 

des  sert' 

head'  ache 

crest'  fal  len 

phrase 

cud'  gel 

dredg'  ing 

wag  on  ette' 

The  Americans  did  not  sutler  from  the  plague. 

Did  you  meet  your  friend  on  the  stairs  at  the  theater  ? 
Did  she  shriek  when  the  curtain  took  fire  ? 

My  niece  is  learning  millinery. 

From  Ireland,  from  Germany,  from  Sweden,  from  Italy, 
the  immigrants  come  to  this  country. 

Notice  the  use  of  the  comma  to  separate  phrases  in  a series. 

Punctuate  the  following  sentences : 

In  California  in  Alaska  in  Africa  and  in  Australia  gold 
has  been  found  in  large  quantities. 

His  money  was  earned  through  honesty  through  fidelity 
through  perseverance. 


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APPLETON’S  STANDARD  SPELLER 


FOURTH  WEEK 


ses'  sion 

re  prieve' 

wrist'  band 

in  glo'  ri  ous  ly 

choir 

twit'  ter 

un  screw' 

cour'  te  ous 

gla'  cier 

wran'  gle 

fur'  ni  ture 

moun'  tain  ous 

splice 

ver'  sion 

man'  sion 

ne  ces'  si  ty 

hag'  gle 

sin'  ew  y 

en'  vel  ope 

re  spon'  si  ble 

Sa'  tan 

auc'  tion 

coun'  ties 

spec'  ta  cles 

rout'  ed 

fric'  tion 

tel'  e gram 

knight'  hood 

frig'  id 

mea'  sles 

Eng'  land 

cap'  i tal  ize 

as  sure' 

mis'  sion 

knuc'  kies 

shrewd'  ness 

ra'  tion 

chir'  rup 

ac'  cu  rate 

con  duct'  or 

When  I paid  for  the  piano,  he  gave  me  a receipt  for  the 
money. 

Our  journey  across  the  isthmus  brought  us  to  the  Pacific 
Ocean. 

The  furniture  of  the  old  mansion  was  sold  at  auction, 
and  there  was  shrewd  haggling  among  the  bargainers. 


FIFTH  WEEK 


ob  tuse' 

re  cruits' 

thresh'  old 

gov'  ern  ment 

taut 

heir'  ess 

in'  va  lid 

re  hears'  al 

tav'  ern 

cro  quet' 

di'  a logue 

in  hab'  it  ants 

a'  gue 

fur'  nace 

ap  plied' 

where'  fore 

a ghast' 

ken'  nel 

mar'  riage 

im  ag'  i na,  ry 

scent 

vis'  i ble 

an'  guish 

des'  per  ate 

ac  crue' 

ed'  i fice 

dun'  geon 

ve  loc'  i pede 

ex  ude' 

sa'  vor  y 

proph'  et 

ware'  house 

slov'  en 

loose'  ly 

sur'  name 

hon'  or  a ble 

ko'  dak 

bus'  ties 

pur'  pose 

rec  i ta'  tion 

FIFTH  YEAR 


75 

The  government  is  honorable ; it  will  certainly  pay  its 
recruits. 

The  sailors  were  tugging  at  the  ropes,  pulling  them  taut ; 
for  a fierce  wind  had  come  up,  and  the  sky  was  dark  with 
gathering  clouds. 


SIXTH  WEEK 


sin  cere' 

pro  pose' 

quan'  ti  ty 

in  dus'  tri  ous 

gru'  el 

Dru'  ids 

for'  ti  fled 

in  us'  tache 

max'  im 

full'  ness 

par'  a lyze 

ig'  no  rant  ly 

re  lief' 

bul'  lion 

buc'  kled 

ca  the'  dral 

re  lieve' 

pro  ceed' 

min'  is  try 

im  pa'  tience 

star'  ry 

e di'  tion 

bul'  wark 

com  mence' 

dodged 

ful'  some 

di  vid'  ing 

dif ' fi  cul  ty 

re  buke' 

char'  i ty 

al  though' 

des  o la'  tion 

sur'  ges 

bull'  ock 

pa  vil'  ion 

dis  ap  point' 

ru'  mor 

li'  bra  ry 

griev'  ous 

lieu  ten'  ant 

I propose  that  we  get  a new  edition  of  the  book. 

Your  impatience  disappoints  me.  Why  do  you  not  learn 
to  control  yourself  ? 

Justice  and  Truth  are  Thy  ways. 

In  the  beginning  God  created  the  heaven  and  the  earth. 

When  he  was  rich,  when  he  was  powerful,  when  he  was 
honored,  he  felt  that  his  highest  point  of  happiness  had  been 
reached. 

Note  the  use  of  the  comma  to  separate  clauses  in  a series. 

Punctuate  the  following  sentences: 

When  I was  a child  I spake  as  a child  I understood  as  a 
child  I thought  as  a child. 

This  man  who  is  now  mighty  who  is  now  powerful  who  is 
now  supreme  was  once  a common  laborer. 


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SEVENTH  WEEK 


pre  vail' 

buz'  zard 

wound'  ed 

ac  com'  pan  i ment 

ew'  er 

muz'  zle 

in'  ter  est 

al'  li  ga  tor 

pol'  i cy 

civ'  i lize 

op'  po  site 

ac  quaint'  ance 

ceased 

grouped 

hon'  es  ty 

a'  ny  thing 

boo'  ty 

po'  et  ry 

pheas'  ant 

strength'  ened 

dye'  ing 

ca  boose' 

grin'  ning 

res'  i dence 

pet'  rel 

prai'  ries 

spoon'  ful 

er'  rand  - boy 

rest'  ive 

em'  bers 

ve  ran'  da 

sin  cer'  i ty 

re  duce' 

mosque 

whirl'  ing 

av'  a lanche 

pil'  low 

vul'  ture 

se  lect'  ed 

cem'  e ter  y 

Five  examples  in  multiplication  were  given  to  complete 
the  test  in  arithmetic. 

The  Rev.  Dr.  Blank  reminded  us  of  the  maxim,  “ Honesty 
is  the  best  policy.” 

The  editor  said  to  the  errand-boy,  “ Paul,  place  these 
books  upon  the  shelves  under  the  picture.” 


EIGHTH  WEEK 


slop'  ing 

chest'  nut 

tar'  di  ness 

tre  men'  dous 

sick'  le 

a chieve'  • 

in  te'  ri  or 

wa'  ter  fall 

pre  side' 

bare'  foot 

trim'  ming 

whis'  per  ing 

aw'  ful 

cus'  tard 

god'  li  ness 

ma  chin'  ist 

ac'  tu  al 

an  noyed' 

com  plain' 

an'  chor  age 

gyp'  sy 

sal'  a ble 

bow'  sprit 

quan'  ti  ties 

syl'  van 

smoothed 

clum'  si  ly 

pas'  tur  age 

load'  ed 

ty'  phoid 

joy'  ous  ly 

twen'  ti  eth 

stat'  ue 

sur  prise' 

a mus'  ing 

your  selves' 

gey'  ser 

par'  al  lei 

scor'  pi  on 

e lec'  tion 

FIFTH  YEAR 


77 


They  were  greatly  annoyed  before  their  guest  arrived. 
They  had  wished  his  coming  to  be  a surprise,  but  a gossiping 
neighbor  had  whispered  the  news. 

Do  you  wonder  that  we  were  astonished  at  the  actual 
height  of  the  chimney  ? 

The  Hon.  John  Madison  will  preside  at  the  meeting. 

John  asked,  “ l"ou  read  the  books  written  by  Americans  ? ” 


NINTH  WEEK 


fer'  tile 

cut'  ler  y 

pyr'  a mid 

man'  u script 

flor'  id 

pro'  file 

tem'  pies 

feath'  er  y 

era'  die 

char'  i ot 

con  deinn' 

van'  quished 

yolk 

sti'  fling 

dig'  ni  ty 

mas'  sa  ere 

sul'  try 

carv'  ing 

nib'  bling 

whirl'  wind 

bee'  tic 

pew'  ter 

blub'  ber 

pave'  ment 

spouse 

in  elude' 

spa'  cious 

sculp'  tures 

lo'  cust 

car'  goes 

mu'  sic  al 

bound' a ry 

sew'  er 

fer'  vent 

tro'  phies 

con'  fi  dent 

drowse 

i'  ci  ness 

ar'  ti  cles 

found'  ling 

The  gigantic  pyramids  of  Egypt  are  one 

of  the  wonders 

of  the  world. 

History  tells  us  that  when  the  Dutch  came  to  Manhattan 
Island,  they  found  the  Indians  there. 

The  ship  brought  a precious  cargo  of  ancient  sculptures 
and  manuscripts  for  the  new  library  here. 

Come,  now,  and  let  us  reason  together. 

It  is  electricity,  after  all,  which  will  do  all  our  work. 

Labor,  I exhort  you,  to  improve  every  golden  opportunity. 

Note  the  use  of  the  comma  to  separate  from  the  rest  of  the 
sentence , a parenthetical  word,  phrase,  or  clause. 

Construct  and  punctuate  similiar  sentences. 

6 


78 


APPLETON’S  STANDARD  SPELLER 


TENTH.  WEEK 

pearl'  y 

tres'  pass 

con  fi  dant' 

make'  • be  lieve 

code 

vil'  lain 

pit'  tance 

flee'  ci  ness 

ten'  ant 

wad' ded 

cam  paign' 

mas  quer  ade' 

yoke 

ar'  mies 

nui'  sance 

short'  - cake 

rud'  dy 

a sy'  lum 

in'  flu  ence 

piece'  - work 

scene 

bea'  ver 

sur  round' 

fir'  ma  ment 

sol'  ace 

va'  grant 

sub'  stance 

far  - fetched' 

so'  lo 

sta'  tion 

prin'  ci  pie 

u'  ni  formed 

nympli 

in'  te  ger 

mort'  gage 

so  lem'  ni  ty 

quilts 

can'  non 

era'  zi  ness 

re  mit'  tance 

“ Wait ! 

!”  said  Mr.  Wiseman  to  the  wind.  “Won’t  you 

stop  and  turn  my  mill  for 

me  ? ” 

“ With  pleasure,”  replied  the  wind, 

“ if  you  will  build 

your  mill  out  in  the  open 

field.” 

Far  away  cannon  were 

booming,  and  the  officers  watched 

the  rocket  signal-lights  and  read  them  by  the  code. 

ELEVENTH  WEEK 

stir'  rup 

ere  a'  tor 

a skance' 

haunch'  es 

girths 

bus'  i er 

skel'  e ton 

im'  mi  grate 

haz'  ard 

poul'  try 

pit'  i less 

chal'  lenge 

tu'  tor 

sel'  dom 

proud'  est 

o ver  whelm' 

col  lect' 

• slack'  en 

kor'  ri  ble 

gen'  er  ous 

toi'  let 

nos'  trils 

far'  thing 

stag'  ger  ing 

leav'  en 

wres'  tie 

a mongst' 

em'  i grate 

fi'  ery 

re  spect' 

ice'  bergs 

a part'  ment 

wheeze 

mea'  ger 

nov'  el  ty 

grum'  bling 

lus'  ter 

som'  bre 

stretched 

thou' sands 

FIFTH  YEAR 


79 


Thousands  of  foreigners  immigrate  to  this  country. 

The  furniture  of  the  apartment  was  selected  with  good 
taste. 

The  dogs  helped  the  shepherd  collect  his  sheep. 

See  how  fiery  the  Northern  Lights  appear ! 

TWELFTH  WEEK 


wee'  vil 

Aim'  si  er 

post'  script 

cam'  phor  a ted 

shied 

del'  uge 

pen'  nant 

dis  rob'  ing 

sneered 

tin'  gling 

en  ga'  ging 

trib'  u ta  ries 

fel'  on 

win'  try 

pen'  ance 

re  due'  tion 

scorned 

car'  mine 

spher'  i cal 

or'  phan  age 

tal'  on 

de'  mon 

pa'  tience 

ma  chin'  ist 

glu'  ey 

fal'  tered 

con  found' 

tes'  ti  mo  ny 

sub'  tie 

jan'  i tor 

in'  sti  tute 

com  pos'  ite 

loathed 

con  ceit' 

har'  bored 

pen  in'  su  la 

shil'  ling 

i'  yo  ries 

de  sert'  ed 

cow'  ard  ice 

It  was  George  Washington  who  said,  “Men  will  judge 
you  by  the  company  you  keep.” 

In  geography  we  learn  that  the  Mississippi  River  has 
many  tributaries. 

“ A skeleton,”  Mr.  Peary  said,  “ was  found  in  an  iceberg.” 

“Come,”  said  Mrs.  Jones,  “there  is  a grate  fire  in  the 
drawing-room.” 

Of  all  our  possessions,  character  is  the  most  important 

Zeal,  when  restrained  by  reason,  is  unconquerable. 

Note  the  use  of  the  comma  to  separate  from  the  rest  of  the 
sentence  phrases  and  clauses  out  of  their  natural  order. 

Construct  and  punctuate  similar  sentences. 


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APPLETON’S  STANDARD  SPELLER 


THIRTEENTH  WEEK 


gyp'  sum 

min'  er  als 

sul'  tri  ness 

oc  cu  pa'  tion 

pique 

de  tailed' 

at  tor'  ney 

phy  si'  cian 

knot'  ted 

ab  lu'  tion 

suf  fi'  cient 

e quiv'  a lent 

phlox 

tas'  seled 

sen'  si  tive 

mem'  o ries 

wel'  fare 

key'  stone 

in  vert'  ing 

me  lo'  di  ous 

pause 

pa'  tients 

fer  til'  i ty 

ar'  gu  ment 

an'  cient 

prod'  ucts 

pub'  li  can 

con  ven'  ient 

ver'  nal 

ap  praise' 

re  solv'  ing 

yoI  ca'  noes 

o'  a sis 

laugh'  ter 

con'  quests 

ver'  te  brate 

an'  nals 

lo  ca'  tion 

slaugh'  ter 

con'  quered 

It  was  convenient  for  me  to  travel  across  the  desert  with 
the  caravan. 

The  history  of  Ancient  Europe  tells  of  many  brilliant  and 
magnificent  conquests. 

The  squirrel  and  the  tortoise,  the  ox  and  the  camel,  the 
seal  and  the  whale,  are  vertebrate  animals. 

Henry  W.  Longfellow  says,  “ Learn  to  labor  and  to  wait.” 


FOURTEENTH  WEEK 


pes'  ter 

cat'  a ract 

reign'  eth 

stu  pen'  dous 

re  act' 

splurge 

con'  flict 

plas'  tered 

steppes 

ga  zette' 

tor  na'  do 

mourn'  edst 

skein 

port'  ly 

hur'  ried 

glis'  tened 

i o'  ta 

fus'  tian 

co  los'  sal 

con  cert'  ed 

tus'  sle 

ba  zaar' 

qui'  nine 

an  cho'  vy 

a cute' 

sec'  tion 

gran'  ule 

sud'  den  ly 

rev'  el 

pig'  my 

glob'  ule 

re  cep'  tive 

la'  bel 

drib'  let 

mas'  sive 

be  grudge' 

dog'  ged 

can'  vas 

bless'  est 

el'  e va  tor 

FIFTH  YEAR 


81 


bag 

bag'  ging 

bagged 

bag'  gage 

swim 

swim'  ming 

swim'  mer 

plan 

plan'  ning 

planned 

rob 

rob'  bing 

robbed 

rob'  ber  y 

oc  cur' 

oc  cur'  ring 

oc  curred' 

oc  cur'  rence 

re  pel' 

re  pel'  ling 

re  pelled' 

re  pel'  lent 

Notice 

that  the  final  consonants  in 

words  in  the  first 

column  are 

doubled  in  the  other  columns. 

suf'  fer 

suf'  fer  ing 

suf'  fered 

of'  fer 

of'  fer  ing 

of'  fered 

con'  quer 

con' 

quer  ing 

con'  quered 

broad' en 

broad'  en  ing 

broad'  ened 

Notice  that  the  words  in  the  first  column  have  the  accent 
on  the  first  syllable,  and  that  the  final  consonant  is  not  doubled 

in  the  other  columns. 

Try  these  ivords:  hop, 

drag,  fit,  trot 

, pre  fer',  con  trol', 

com  pel', 

com  mit',  mer' 

it,  red'  den, 

de  vel'  op,  e'  qual, 

sum'  mon. 

FIFTEENTH  WEEK 

league 

wliis'  ky 

whim'  per 

be  numb'  ing 

lief 

tid'  bit 

wdiin'  ny 

fierce'  ness 

vogue 

wlier'  ry 

whee'  die 

tan'  ger  ine 

liege 

brogue 

graph'  ic 

tomb'  stone 

gnasb 

sin'  ews 

wield'  ing 

in  debt'  ed 

pier 

qualms 

fiend'  ish 

de  cep'  tion 

tierce 

gnawed 

brief'  less 

bar'  ris  ter 

lien 

gnarled 

re  trieve' 

bomb'  shell 

plead 

tru'  ant 

naugli'  ty 

piece'  meal 

kiln 

fraught 

ban'  quet 

whirl'  pool 

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APPLETON’S  STANDARD  SPELLER 


love 

lov'  ing 

rise 

ris'  ing 

move 

mov'  ing 

be  lieve' 

be  liev'  ing 

shove 

shov'  ing 

re  ceive' 

re  ceiv'  ing 

Notice  that  the  final  silent  e is  dropped 
syllable  beginning  ivith  a voted. 

before  another 

mere 

mere1  ly 

love 

love'  ly 

pale 

pale'  ness 

lone 

lone'  some 

blue 

blue'  ness 

def'  i nite 

def'  i nite  ly 

Notice  that  the  final  silent  e is  retained 
syllable  beginning  with  a consonant. 

before  another 

Try  these  words , adding  ing:  hate,  come,  write,  dine, 
close. 


Try  these  words , adding  ly,  ment,  or  some : like,  lone, 
entire,  com  mence',  ar  range',  de  range',  se  rene',  tire. 

Mr.  Simpson,  my  neighbor,  is  a wealthy  man. 

Paris,  the  capital  of  France,  is  on  the  Seine. 

Note  the  use  of  the  comma  to  set  off  words  in  apposition. 


Write  other  sentences  containing  appositive  words  or 


phrases. 

SIXTEENTH  WEEK 

bas'  tion 

om'  i nous 

plen'  te  ous 

rec  ol  lec'  tion 

bard 

lag'  gard 

ra'  di  ance 

per  formed' 

tar'  nish 

sat'  u rate 

ex  ist'  ence 

im'  mi  grants 

peat 

or'  der  ly 

rliym'  ster 

in  creas'  ing 

tu'  mult 

stu'  dents 

here  aft'  er 

ig'  no  rant  ly 

swath 

dis  solve' 

clus'  tered 

pos  ses'  sion 

rus'  tic 

threat'  en 

peace'  a ble 

thun'  der  ing 

dog'  ma 

strug'  gle 

in  clu'  sive 

hu  man'  i ty 

FIFTH  YEAR 


83 


glit'  ter  daz'  zling  gleam'  ing  di  men'  sions 

sa  lute'  glim'  mer  dog'  ger  el  ex  pres'  sion 

During  the  tumult  of  the  storm,  with  the  wind  increasing 
to  a gale,  the  ship  struck  a rock. 

The  musician  Beethoven  was  born  at  Bonn,  Germany. 

Did  the  private  soldier  properly  salute  his  captain? 

Every  year  thousands  of  immigrants  from  foreign  shores 
come  to  our  country. 

Alaska  is  a valuable  possession  of  the  United  States. 

In  the  judgment  of  the  barrister  there  was  no  doubt  that 
the  jury  would  return  the  verdict  “ Guilty.” 


SEVENTEENTH  WEEK 


surg'  ing 

mys'  ti  fy 

val'  en  tine 

ap  proach'  ing 

ca'  per 

ob  scure' 

griev'  ing 

a bey'  ance 

chro'  mo 

es'  say  ist 

dis  mayed' 

dis  po  si'  tion 

cho'  ral 

sev'  er  al 

quan'  ti  ty 

crunch'  ing 

gap'  ing 

re  sist'  ed 

sclied'  ule 

im  pa'  tience 

das'  tard 

im'  pulse 

of  fend'  er 

hyp'  o crite 

bil'  lows 

so  ci'  e ty 

ar  rest'  ed 

ad  dress'  ing 

o'  di  um 

pom'  mel 

sauce'  pan 

re  spond'  ed 

satch'  el 

ab  scond' 

jeal'  ous  y 

sup  pressed' 

pelf 

or'  dered 

a'  mi  a ble 

smug'  gling 

The  steamer  St.  Louis  was  approaching  the  harbor,  and 
the  captain  ordered  signal  for  a pilot. 

This  thief  has  been  arrested  by  the  police  many  times. 
The  culprit  is  an  offender  against  the  laws  of  society,  so  he 
must  be  punished. 

Man’s  inhumanity  to  man 

Makes  countless  thousands  mourn. — Burns . 


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EIGHTEENTH  WEEK 


brooch' es 

lu'  mi  nous 

rev  o lu'  tion 

per  pen  die'  u lar 

ri'  ots 

re  pub'  lie 

ob  lique'  ly 

dec  la  ra'  tion 

al'  co  hoi 

mas'  sa  ere 

gov'  ern  ing 

ex  cla  ma'  tion 

ca  tarrh' 

de  scribes' 

mod'  i li  ers 

im  per'  a to  ry 

phon'  ic 

nought 

sur  ren'  der 

con  junc'  tion 

dis  rapt' 

mat  i nee' 

pic  to'  ri  al 

pro  hi  bi'  tion 

e lec'  tor 

mir'  a cle 

es  sen'  tial 

sup'  pie  ment 

vi'  o late 

e lect'  ive 

ma  ter'  nal 

prop'  a gate 

di  vert' 

pro  tract' 

plia'  e ton 

vi  o la'  tion 

fer'  vor 

men'  ace 

ma  te'  ri  al 

dem'  o crat 

ab  duct', 

to  lead  away 

from. 

ab  stain', 

to  keep  away  from. 

ab  or  abs  at  the  beginning  of  a word  (prefix)  means 
from  or  away  from. 


Notice  the  meanings  of  these  words : 

ab  scond',  to  bide  away  from  (applied  to  a person), 
ab  sorb',  to  draw  in — i.  e.,  away  from  something 
else. 

ab  nipt',  turning  away  from  a subject  suddenly. 

What  other  ivords  do  you  know  with  this  prefix? 

an'  te  room,  the  room  before  the  main  room, 
an'  te  date,  to  date  before  the  time  has  actually 

come. 

an  te  ced'  ent,  whatever  goes  before. 

Notice  that  the  meaning  of  the  prefix  ante  is  before. 
See  hoio  many  words  you  can  write  ivith  this  prefix. 


FIFTH  YEAR 


85 


“ To  err  is  human  ; to  forgive,  divine.” 

Indianapolis  is  the  capital  of  Indiana;  Raleigh,  of  North 
Carolina. 

Note  the  use  of  the  comma  where  one  or  more  words  are 
understood. 

Write  other  sentences  involving  the  same  punctuation. 


NINETEENTH  WEEK 


ha'  ven 

sub'  urb 

dis  perse' 

per  suad'  ed 

bo'  a 

ru'  bies 

cou'  pon 

in'  stance 

hal'  ter 

trus  tee' 

chris'  ten 

dis  tressed' 

knell 

tor'  por 

cha  grin' 

al  lud'  ed 

nes'  tie 

gos'  pel 

throbbed 

in  quir'  ies 

mode 

ath'  lete 

dis  tract' 

pil'  grims 

re  call' 

gai'  ters 

squeaked 

sap'  pliires 

cor'  al 

bau'  ble 

thatched 

lit'  er  al  ly 

ar'  gue 

bil'  ious 

a pos'  tie 

pre'  vi  ous 

ly'  ing 

frag'  ile 

bri  gade' 

van'  ished 

Colonel  Pitcairn  cried  out,  “ Disperse,  ye  rebels ! Lay 
down  your  arms  and  disperse  ! ” 

The  Pilgrims  sought  freedom  on  the  shores  of  America. 
Many  inquiries  were  made  at  the  office  for  the  lost  articles. 
In  his  remarks  the  speaker  alluded  to  a fatal  disaster. 


TWENTIETH  WEEK 

en'  try 


in  dus'  tri  ous 
de  sign' 
re  new'  al 
con'  diet 
re  lease' 


ra'  gmg 
for'  ces 
e pis'  tie 
mort'  gage 


pit'  ied 
star'  ing 
to'  tal 
post  pone' 
dis  rob'  ing 


cit'  a del 
pil'  lage 
dis  patch' 
per  sist' 
pre  sume' 


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Spain 

France 

Wales 

Den'  mark 

Ger'  ma  ny 

Bui  ga'  ri  a 

Nor'  way 

Aus'  tri  a 

Hoi'  land 

Eng'  land 

Por'  tu  gal 

Tur'  key 

Eus'  sia 

Ire'  land 

Eou  ma'  ni  a 

Bel'  gi  um 

It'  a ly 

Scot'  land 

Swe'  den 

Greece 

pa'  tients 

ker'  nel 

pause 

pres'  ents 

pa'  tience 

colo'  nel 

paws 

pres'  ence 

Write  these  sentences  from  dictation : 

The  dog  scratched  his  nose  with  his  paws. 

The  colonel  makes  a proper  pause  between  his  com- 
mands. 

Eat  the  kernel  of  the  nut. 

Bring  your  presents  into  the  presence  of  the  king. 

“ Mary,”  said  her  mother,  “ you  should  grow  in  patience 
every  day.  Do  not  let  little  things  annoy  you  so.” 

The  famous  physician  had  many  patients. 

Her  gown  was  fashioned  in  the  newest  mode. 

TWENTY-FIRST  WEEK 


gib'  bet 

catli'  o lie 

bal'  co  ny 

sal'  a man  der 

chasm 

sir'  loin 

gen'  try 

gen'  u ine 

skil'  let 

si'  lence 

wool'  ly 

frag'  ments 

curves 

sea'  son 

cha  teau' 

en'  trance 

rare'  ly 

bol'  ster 

dep'  u ty 

re  mind'  er 

ta'  per 

neighed 

chem'  ist 

Chris'  tian 

pre'  fix 

com'  ic  al 

stal'  lion 

cig  a rette' 

sa  lam' 

ab  rupt' 

giz'  zard 

stretch'  er 

lounge 

gen'  der 

rou'  tine 

out'  skirts 

cha'  os 

broil'  er 

sec'  tion 

stur'  geon 

FIFTH  YEAR 


87 


an  ti  slav'  er  y,  against  slavery. 

an'  ti  dote,  a remedy  to  act  against  a poison. 

What  is  the  prefix  in  these  ivords  ? What  does  it  mean  ? 

Write  other  ivords  with  the  same  prefix. 

Make  the  best  use  of  your  time ; for  lost  time  can  never 
be  regained. 

Note  that  the  first  clause  of  this  compound  sentence  is  com- 
plete in  itself  and  that  the  second  is  added  for  explanation. 
Note  the  use  of  the  semicolon  to  separate  the  clauses. 

London,  New  York,  and  Paris  are  the  three  largest  cities 
of  the  world ; but  not  one  has  a perfect  government. 

Note  the  use  of  the  semicolon  to  separate  clauses  when  either 
one  contains  a comma. 

Construct  and  punctuate  similar  sentences. 


TWENTY-SECOND  WEEK 


na'  tal 

drought 

be  hav'  ior 

con  sump'  tion 

scans 

on'  set 

ma'  tron 

head'  gear 

lu'  cid 

haz'  ard 

mat'  a dor 

com  pie'  tion 

quail 

art'  ful 

ma  ture' 

dig'  ni  tied 

hearse 

sen'  try 

rear'  guard 

com  mand'  ed 

lurch 

al  be'  it 

re  laxed' 

cork'  screw 

vi'  tal 

sa'  vors 

con  fused' 

fore'  thought 

ha'  zy 

ran'  cid 

dis  solve' 

crum'  bling 

blithe 

ra  vine' 

plead'  ed 

be  witch'  ing 

aught 

bel'  frv 

. cha  rade' 

in  stal'  ment 

General  Taylor  commanded  the  American  troops  in  many 
battles  of  the  war  with  Mexico. 

Paul  Revere  never  relaxed  his  vigilance,  as  he  watched 
for  the  lights  in  the  belfry  of  the  Old  South  Church. 


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dis  lion'  est,  not  honest, 
dis  o be'  di  ent,  not  obedient. 

The  prefix  dis  means  a parting  or  separation  from. 

How  many  words  can  you  write  ivith  this  prefix  ? 

in  ter  rupt',  to  break  into  or  between, 
in  ter  line',  to  write  between  the  lines. 

What  does  the  prefix  mean  f 

Find  the  meanings  of:  disobey',  disarm',  dis  col' or, 
in  ter  state',  in  ter  na'  tion  al,  in  ter  school'. 


TWENTY-THIRD  WEEK 


fan'  cied 

re  sponse' 

sit'  n a ted 

sub  scrip'  tion 

scribe 

des'  pots 

a rous'  ing 

dig'  ni  fied 

gawk'  y 

yoI  ca'  no 

ter'  ri  fied 

knowl'  edge 

gra'  tis 

dodg'  ing 

lone'  some 

ap  par'  ent 

col'  lege 

di  rect'  or 

dye'  wood 

in  flex'  i ble 

su'  mac 

em  balm' 

in'  ci  dent 

ca  lam'  i ty 

seiz'  ing 

thaw'  ing 

ot'  to  man 

grind'  stone 

badg'  er 

front'  age 

se  cure'  ly 

prim'  i tive 

liz'  ards 

in  ferred' 

sol'  i ta  ry 

sum'  moned 

se  rene' 

grop'  ing 

bru'  tal  ly 

quiv'  er  ing 

Vesuvius  is  a volcano,  situated  near  Naples  in  Italy. 
Many  years  ago  a dreadful  calamity  befell  many  villages  near 
its  base.  A column  of  lava  rose  high  in  the  air  and  then 
fell  upon  the  villages,  burying  them  from  sight.  The  ter- 
rified villagers  fled  for  their  lives,  so  that  ruin  might  not 
overtake  them.  Who  could  be  secure  in  the  midst  of  such 
danger  ? The  incident  is  spoken  of  in  many  histories. 


FIFTH  YEAR 


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TWENTY-FOURTH  WEEK 


ral'  lied 

con'  fines 

moult'  ing 

foun  da'  tion 

laird 

loft'  i er 

fore'  sight 

pro  vid'  er 

bod'  ice 

shal'  low 

rein'  e dy 

wil'  der  ness 

quaff 

lar'  gess 

lat'  i tude 

las'  si  tude 

Ju'  das 

av'  e nue 

e'  qua  ble 

con  ven'  ient 

joist 

brae'  ing 

des'  tined 

les'  sen  ing 

cas'  tie 

birch'  es 

not'  a ble 

par'  a chute 

Greeks 

lan'  guid 

con' tract 

pos  ter'  i ty 

quoit 

por'  tion 

con  dense' 

Ion'  gi  tude 

jounce 

gloom'  y 

Ro'  mans 

o ver  reach' 

re  view', 

to  view  again. 

re  new',  to  make  new  again. 

re  tell', 

to  tell  again. 

re  make',  to  make  again. 

What 

is  the  prefix  in  \ 

these  words?  What  does  it  mean ? 

Write  and  define  at  least  ten  words , using 

this  prefix. 

TWENTY-FIFTH  WEEK 

con  vey' 

bees'  wax 

sus  pi'  cion 

he  ro'  i cal  ly 

peer 

slop'  ing 

claim'  ant 

prac'  tic  ing 

stur'  dy 

dis  pense' 

com  pil'  er 

ex  hi  bi'  tion 

scythe 

de  scent' 

de  ci'  sion 

ac  tu  al'  i ty 

jag'  ged 

gam'  bier 

par'  ti  san 

thought'  less 

a do' 

ad  judge' 

ad  just'  ed 

plough'  man 

suf  fice' 

mon'  ster 

strain'  ing 

cal'  cu  la  ted 

ad'  die 

drenched 

au'  di  ence 

bare  leg'  ged 

met'  tie 

pit'  e ous 

a pol'  o gy 

ob  li  ga'  tion 

clasped 

reg'  u lar 

a ban'  don 

un  sheathed' 

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The  judge’s  decision  was,  “This  prisoner  is  not  guilty.” 

Washington,  Hamilton,  Warren,  and  many  other  patriots 
unsheathed  their  swords  in  their  country’s  defense  and 
fought  heroically  for  freedom. 

His  exhibition  of  bravery  in  saving  the  child  from  drown- 
ing was  remarkably  brilliant. 

The  prefixes  mis,  non,  and  un  all  mean  not. 

Define  these  words , and  write  others  liaviiig  the  same  prefixes: 


mis  spell' 

non' 

' sense 

un  sound' 

mis  di  rect'  non 

at  tend'  ance 

un  tied' 

mis  man' 

age  non 

pay'  ment 

un  clean' 

TWENTY 

-SIXTH  WEEK 

can'  dor 

ob  served' 

dis  tinct'  ly 

quar'  rel  some 

prat'  ing 

hos'  tile 

Span'  iard 

pre  par'  ing 

cress'  es 

bot'  a nist 

ad  mon'  ish 

de  scend'  ant 

a droit' 

com  ply' 

pro  posed' 

bap  tis'  mal 

ci'  pher 

ad'  juncts 

pro  vi'  si  on 

ob  ser  va'  tion 

cir'  cus 

era'  died 

port'  a ble 

ex  pan'  sion 

ridg'  es 

tern'  pest 

im  ped'  ing 

re  morse'  less 

curt'  ly 

bab'  bles 

our  selves' 

com  pos'  ite 

am'  pie 

cen'  taur 

rneas'  ured 

al  to  getli'  er 

per'  ils 

war'  rior 

en  grav'  er 

de  spair'  ing 

The  listeners  heard  distinctly  the  measured  tread  of  the 
approaching  soldiers. 

What  is  so  remorseless  as  the  tooth  of  time?  It  com- 
pletely destroys  the  works  of  man  and  has  no  conscience. 

The  lawyer  did  not  answer  the  question,  but  adroitly 
turned  it  upon  his  opponent. 


FIFTH  YEAR 


91 


The  name  of  William  was  given  to  Shakespeare  at  the 
baptismal  font. 

The  prefix  a,  ab,  or  abs  means  from,  or  away, 
a vert',  to  turn  from, 
a bol'  isli,  to  do  away  with, 
ab  stain',  to  hold  one’s  self  away  from. 

Write  other  words  with  these  prefixes. 


TWENTY-SEVENTH  WEEK 


quar'  ry 

re  f erred' 

pros'  trate 

per  mit'  test 

elves 

dis'  cord 

tram'  mel 

fran'  chise 

thwart 

en  raged' 

ded'  i cate 

re  main'  ing 

guise 

con  cede' 

pro  claim' 

e lev'  enth 

vie'  tim 

en  am'  el 

en  shrine' 

re  mit'  ted 

cleft 

ven' ture 

ex  pelled' 

in  spect'  ed 

lav'  ish 

nerv'  ous 

al'  ti  tude 

rev'  e nues 

chant 

oat'  meal 

dra'  per  y 

ad  mit'  ted 

i'  dlers 

in  crease' 

sup  plied' 

sprout'  ing 

hoard 

de  layed' 

i'  die  ness 

ac  quit'  tal 

“ Does  your  work  ever  make  you  nervous  ? ” asked  the 
doctor. 

Did  William  Tell  overthrow  the  tyrant  Gessler  ? 

The  altitude  of  Pike’s  Peak  in  the  Rocky  Mountains  is 
14,147  feet. 

Harvey  Birch,  the  American  spy,  entered  the  British 
camp  in  the  guise  of  a peddler. 

The  statue  in  New  Yrork  Harbor,  “Liberty  Enlightening 
the  World,”  was  given  by  France ; hut  the  cost  of  erecting  it 
was  paid  by  popular  subscription  in  America. 


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TWENTY-EIGHTH  WEEK 


braid'  ed 

pre  pared' 

rec'  on  cile 

su  per  in  tend' 

u nite' 

rail'  road 

bor'  dered 

ex  po'  sure 

flam'  ing 

em  pan'  el 

se  cu'  ri  ty 

rep  u ta'  tion 

chanced 

dis  a'  bled 

pet'  ri  fled 

el'  e va  ted 

re  vive' 

tran'  quil 

dis'  tances 

pro  ces'  sions 

du'  el  ist 

gar'  nered 

shel'  tered 

per'  ish  ing 

lin'  e ar 

rev'  el  ers 

prac'  ti  cal 

de  spatched' 

streaked 

jew'  el  er 

gor'  geous 

lan'  guid  ly 

um'  pire 

dis  loy'  al 

mul'  ti  pie 

wor'  shiped 

neth'  er 

ver'  ti  cal 

rel'  a tives 

sue  cess'  ful 

Many  funeral  processions  on  the  way  to  the  cemetery 
passed  the  quaint  old  church. 

John’s  father  gave  him  an  allowance  of  a dollar  a week. 

How  can  you  reconcile  these  statements  which  contradict 
each  other? 

The  telegram  was  despatched  to  Mobile  without  delay. 

The  long  drought  alarmed  the  farmers,  and  they  prayed 
for  rain. 

mer'  ci  less,  without  mercy, 

sense'  less,  without  sense. 

A syllable  'placed  at  the  end  of  a word  is  called-  a suffix. 

What  does  the  suffix  less  mean ? Write  other  icords 

icith  the  same  suffix. 

fa'  mous,  full  of  fame, 

poi'  son  ous,  full  of  poison. 

What  does  the  suffix  ous  mean ? Write  other  words 
having  the  same  suffix. 


FIFTH  YEAR 


93 


TWENTY-NINTH  WEEK 


rang'  ing 

dis  sev'  er 

or'  na  ment 

in  ter  rupt'  ed 

thrice 

cou'  pled 

pe  cul'  iar 

in  dis  creet' 

gain  say' 

par'  a sol 

crac'  kling 

ex  pec  ta'  tion 

rid'  die 

for  swear' 

in'  tel  lect 

length'  wise 

em'  pire 

stom'  ach 

man'  aged 

peace'  mak  er 

ex'  ile 

dis  suade' 

in'  no  cent 

iner'  ri  ment 

shriv'  el 

syl'  la  ble 

un  sta'  ble 

pic  tur  esque' 

chafed 

sen'  si  ble 

in  form'  al 

com'  rade  ry 

glo'  ries 

u' su  al  ly 

com  press' 

co  nun'  drum 

a byss' 

squat'  ter 

un  kempt' 

neu  tral'  i ty 

Sir  Isaac  Newton  was  a man  of  strong  intellect. 

As  the  gathering  was  informal,  there  were  no  speeches. 


por'  ter, 
im  port', 
port'  a ble, 
re  port', 


one  who  carries  things, 
to  carry  into, 
capable  of  being  carried, 
that  which  is  carried  back. 


The  stem  or  root  of  these  words  is  port,  meaning  to  carry. 

Find  the  meanings  of  these  ivords  : im  port'  er,  ex  port'  er, 
re  port'  er,  sup  port',  trans  port'. 


The  suffix  er  means  one  who,  as  in  teacher,  one  who 
teaches. 

Find  the  meanings  of:  speak'  er,  talk'  er,  preach'  er, 
gro'  cer,  cob' bier,  walk' er,  driv'  er,  drov'  er. 

Sometimes  the  suffix  is  or  or  ar,  as  in  or' a tor,  one  who 
speaks ; and  schol'  ar,  one  who  attends  school. 

Write  words  with  these  endings. 

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APPLETON’S  STANDARD  SPELLER 


THIRTIETH  WEEK 


waif 

zeal'  ot 

jun'  ket 

un'  der  writ  er 

sal'  u ta  ry 

ze'  nith 

Is'  lam 

con  cerned' 

scar'  ab 

wench 

vig'  or  ous 

un'  der  ling 

sched'  ule 

li'  cense 

i'  ron  y 

leg'  end  a ry 

thrummed 

le  ga'  tion 

irk'  some 

know'  a ble 

con'  ning 

lar'  va 

a cros'  tic 

in'  so  lent 

Yen'  ice 

las'  so 

in'  voice 

ac  cused' 

min'  u et 

lar'  board 

I on'  ic 

a droit'  ly 

trig'  ger 

lar'  ynx 

in'  stinct 

al'  ge  bra 

mint'  age 

jus'  ti  fy 

af  front' 

ab  sen  tee' 

busi'  ness,  the  state  of  being  busy, 
hap'  pi  ness,  the  state  of  being  happy. 

What  is  the  suffix  in  these  tvords  ? What  does  it  mean  ? 


Add  the  suffix  to  these  words  and  define:  wea'  ry,  joy- 
ous, man'  ly,  sleep'  less,  heav'  y,  nerv'  ous,  state'  ly, 
diz'  zy,  right'  eous,  emp'  ty,  ti'  dy,  sud'  den. 


tare  tear 

due 

dew 

time  thyme 

male  mail 

hale 

hail 

tear  tier 

wrest  rest 

vane 

vein 

vale  veil 

rite 

right 

write 

wright 

Write  these  sentences  from  dictation: 

Tares  are  weeds  often  growing  in  wheat. 

The  mail  is  due  at  2.40  p.  m. 

Franklin  was  a hale  and  hearty  old  man. 

Did  the  wheelwright  write  to  the  clergyman  to  have  the 
rite  of  baptism  performed  ? 

Compose  sentences  for  the  remaining  words. 


FIFTH  YEAR 


05 


scis'  sors 

mys'  ti  fy 

REVIEW 

a bey'  ance 

per  pen  die'  u lar 

guise 

sim'  i lar 

al'  ti  tude 

sus  pi'  cion 

wres'  tie 

par'  ti  cle 

mer'  ci  less 

dis  o be'  di  ent 

ech'  o 

fan'  cied 

e'  qua  ble 

ob  lique'  ly 

of'  fered 

pa'  tience 

thresh'  old 

ob  ser  va'  tion 

chief 

phras'  es 

pre'  vi  ous 

sculp'  tures 

seiz'  ing 

so  ci'  e ty 

cam  paign' 

trib'  u ta  ries 

sub'  tie 

cha  grin' 

gen'  u ine 

an  te  ced'  ent 

ca  tarrh' 

re  prieve' 

rec'  on  cile 

sub  scrip'  tion 

niece 

cro  quet' 

gi  gan'  tic 

dis'  ci  pline 

mea'  gre 

tro'  phies 

con  ferred' 

rec  ol  lec'  tion 

skein 

ap  plied' 

de  ci'  sion 

ne  ces'  si  ty 

rou'  tine 

ter'  ri  ble 

lit'  er  al  ly 

dis  po  si'  tion 

cough 

hy' phen 

in  te'  ri  or 

av'  a lanche 

her'  cest 

pur  suits' 

mu  si'  cian 

ser'  vice  a ble 

a byss' 

re  ferred' 

sol'  i ta  ry 

cow'  ard  ice 

nei'  ther 

sau'  sage 

mas'  sa  ere 

stu  pen'  dous 

thwart 

con'  quer 

jeal'  ous  y 

pos  ses'  sion 

pos  sess' 

war'  rior 

sep'  a rate 

man'  u script 

sought 

pit'  e ous 

con'  scious 

pro  ces'  sion 

salm'  on 

or'  der  ly 

a'  mi  a ble 

ma  chin'  er  y 

nymph 

lan'  guid 

mort'  gage 

de  scend'  ant 

de  vour' 

nerv'  ous 

con  demn' 

sup  pressed' 

tru'  ant 

ex  ist'  ed 

in  ter  fere' 

change'  a ble 

drought 

anx'  ious 

glis'  tened 

com  plete'  ly 

dye'  ing 

al'  co  hoi 

se  cu'  ri  ty 

rev  o lu'  tion 

se  rene' 

ter  rif ' ic 

e lev'  enth 

dis  suade' 

SIXTH  YEAR 

FIRST  WEEK 


a roused' 

be  reaved' 

sim  plic'  ity 

o ver  pow'  ered 

is'  sued 

de  ci'  pher 

e ter'  ni  ty 

pre  vail'  ing 

de  claim' 

scab'  bard 

val  u a'  tion 

con  sti  tu'  tion 

bur'  i al 

cir'  cu  lar 

pro  ceed'  ed 

bar  ba'  ri  an 

pi  an'  ist 

es  cort'  ed 

ab  sorb'  ing 

wil'  der  ness 

stat'  ure 

re  li'  ance 

pe  ri  od'  ic 

dis  tine'  tion 

cap'  sule 

stock  ade' 

per  sist'  ent 

re  mit'  tance 

ri'  ot  ers 

de  ci'  sion 

whole'  sale 

con  spir'  ing 

va'  ri  ous 

af  flict'  ed 

prim'  i tive 

per  suad'  ed 

scoff 

car'  ni  val 

do  min'  ion 

de  fraud'  ed 

re  mark'  a ble,  worthy  of  remark, 
di  gest'  i ble,  capable  of  being  digested. 

The  suffixes  able  and  ible  mean  capable,  or  possible,  of; 
worthy  of. 

Add  able  to  these  ivords  ( observe  rule  for  final  e)  : en- 
dure', hon'  or,  de  bate',  de  test',  com  mend',  fa'  vor. 

Add  ible  to  these  words  (observe  rule  for  final  e)  : con- 
tempt', con  vert',  sense,  re  verse',  force,  dis  cern'. 


SECOND  WEEK 

wrecked  va  ri'  e ties  sub  sist'  ence  en  cour'  age  ment 

knoll  re  viv'  al  mag  a zine'  ex  pe'  ri  ence 
96 


SIXTH  YEAR 


97 


fa  tigue' 

des'  ti  tute 

mi'  cro  scope 

aft'  er  thought 

horde 

vault'  ed 

des'  ig  nate 

de  li'  cious  ly 

haws'  er 

hard'  ware 

prof'  it  a ble 

a ble  - bod'  ied 

sul'  ly 

in'  fin  ite 

tale'  bear  er 

sur  round'  ed 

par'  cel 

rec'  on  cile 

breast'  plate 

am  mu  ni'  tion 

haunts 

cu'  ri  ous 

trem'  u lous 

there'  a bouts 

de  tied' 

cru'  ci  fled 

in  hab'  it  ed 

ef  fee'  tu  al  ly 

late'  ly 

prog'  en  y 

bread'  stuffs 

prop  o si'  tion 

The  suffix  an  means  relating  or  pertaining  to. 

Find  the  meanings  of  these  words : A mer'  i can,  In'  di  an, 

Ger'  man, 

Cau  ca'  sian, 

Rus'  sian,  Mex'  i can,  I tal'  ian,  re- 

pub'  lie  an,  Phil  a del'  phi  an,  Shakes  pear' 
Med  i ter  ra'  ne  an. 

THIRD  WEEK 

e an,  Her  cu'  le  an, 

bruised 

ath  let'  ic 

ac  quit'  tal 

prep  ar  a'  tion 

ebbed 

tress'  es 

re  hearse' 

back'  slide 

bal'  lot 

de  fault' 

chat'  tered 

nec'  es  sa  ries 

oust 

bag'  gage 

ac  tiv'  i ty 

a long'  side 

in  diet' 

ab  surd' 

par'  tial  ly 

thor'  ough  ly 

polls 

bus'  i est 

stead' i ly 

bench'  man 

shoved 

knocked 

de  crep'  it 

nav  i ga'  tion 

a vail' 

cur'  few 

fore  close' 

con  suit'  ed 

pledge 

re  quire' 

de  ci'  sive 

pre'  vi  ous  ly 

an'  gle 

re  sume' 

suit'  a ble 

ac  ci  den'  tal 

The  suffixes  ling,  cule,  and  let  mean  little  or  small. 

Give  the  meanings  of  these  words : gos'  ling,  ra'  di  cule, 
ret'  i cule,  leaf  let,  dar'  ling,  eye'  let,  riv'  u let,  strip'  ling, 
mol'  e cule. 


98 


APPLETON’S  STANDARD  SPELLER 


Write  the  plurals  of  these  nouns  by  adding  s: 


ruff 

cuff 

scarf 

roof 

chief 

grief 

mis'  chief 

re  proof' 

be  lief' 

dwarf 

slier'  iff 

re  buff' 

Write  the  plurals  of  these 

nouns , also  ending  in  f or  fe, 

by  changing  f or  fe  into  ves: 

leaf 

beef  calf 

life 

shelf  thief 

elf 

loaf  half 

kuife 

wharf  wife 

FOURTH  WEEK 

pal'  ette 

punc'  ture 

quaint'  ness 

ven'  ture  some 

al'  ley 

vi'  cious 

awk'  ward 

dan'  ger  ous 

mopped 

fore'  man 

max'  i mum 

dis  ap  peared' 

a'  re  a 

bu'  reau 

thrall'  dom 

blithe'  some 

plied 

heir'  ship 

peace'  a bly 

af  fee'  tion  ate 

bra'  zen 

bal  loon' 

loath'  some 

in  vi  ta'  tion 

scaled 

ag'  o nies 

bal'  an  cing 

pro  due'  tion 

al  lied' 

vict'  uals 

di'  a monds 

con  cur'  rence 

se'  ries 

sul'  phur 

ig'  no  ranee 

mar'  tyr  dom 

pith'  y 

knav'  ish 

e lec'  trie  al 

ex  tin'  guish 

Write  the  plurals  of  fish'  er  man,  child,  ser'  vant,  man'- 
ser  vant,  sheep,  fox,  wo'  man. 


FIFTH  WEEK 

ver'  dant  co  lo'  ni  al  va  ri  a'  tion  ac  com'  pa  ni  ment 
ca  fe'  hire'  line:  ex  change'  at  tract'  ive 

re  cit'  ed  ,pre'  cincts  dis  guised'  in  de  pend'  ence 
or'  bit  heark'  en  e lev'  enths  nat'  u ral  1 y 
nes'  tied  heir'  loom  mourn'  ers  ex  per'  i ment 


SIXTH  YEAR 


99 


drilled 

shin'  gles 

ut'  ter  ance 

pro  ce'  dure 

dra'  ma 

rid'  i cule 

cul'  ti  vate 

as  so  ci  a'  tion 

bulged 

crotch'  et 

haw'  thorn 

whis'  per  ing 

buf  fet' 

trag'  e dy 

man'  i fold 

friend'  li  ness 

fringed 

com'  e dy 

sol'  i tudes 

in'  ter  est  ing 

The  stem  or  root , due, 

duct  means  to  lead,  to  bring. 

Find  the  meanings  of: 

duke,  ed'  u cate,  pro  duce',  de- 

duct',  aq' 

ue  duct,  con  duct',  ad  duce',  con  du'  cive. 

SIXTH  WEEK 

i'  ci  cles 

ir'  ri  gate 

re  cip'  i ent 

strength'  ened 

goal 

u'  til  ize 

slight'  est 

min'  is  tries 

nine'  ty 

fal'  tered 

suf'  fo  cate 

san'  gui  na  ry 

yore 

sus  tain' 

man'  gled 

vi'  sion  a ry 

cen'  sor 

a quat'  ic 

ver  ba'  tim 

trans  par'  ent 

eaves 

re'  al  ize 

bap  tized' 

hedge'  rows 

dearth 

ghast'  ly 

res'  er  voir 

temp  ta'  tion 

sluice 

con  sort' 

col  li'  sion 

re  sound'  ed 

corpse 

graz'  ing 

lig'  a ment 

mo'  tion  less 

bomb 

ut'  tered 

wring'  ing 

stag  na'  tion 

The  suffix  fy  means  to 

make. 

ver'  i fy,  to  make  true.  rec'  ti  fy,  to  make  right, 

mag'  ni  fy,  to  make  large,  ter'  ri  fy,  to  make  afraid. 

The  suffix  ant  means  one  who. 

at  tend'  ant,  one  who  attends, 
com  man  dant',  one  who  commands, 
cel'  e brant,  one  who  performs  a rite. 

Write  other  words  ivith  the  same  endings  and  define. 


100 


APPLETON’S  STANDARD  SPELLER 


SEVENTH  WEEK 


cen'  ser 

sub'  urbs 

de  li'  ri  um 

pres  er  va'  tion 

dote 

ca  nine' 

ram'  part 

con'  su  late 

quailed 

fan'  tasm 

sal'  u ta  ry 

un  mer'  ci  ful 

boar 

e'  quine 

syl  lab'  ic 

un  sul'  lied 

trel'  lis 

dis  a'  ble 

dwin'  died 

re  sump'  tion 

franc 

far'  ri  er 

poign'  ant 

dev'  as  tate 

quo'  ta 

di  vulge' 

in  iq'  ui  ty 

pro  pi'  tious 

bri'  er 

en  treat' 

em'  per  or 

pri  ma'  ri  ly 

fe'  line 

mon'  ger 

sar  cas'  tic 

su  per  sede' 

i'  kons 

to'  tal  ly 

Cos'  sacks 

ca  pri'  cious 

Most  nouns  ending  in 

o add  s to  form 

the  plural. 

bam  boo' 

em'  bry  o 

pro  vi'  so  so  pra'  no 

can' to 

fo'  li  o 

quar'  to 

so'  lo 

cuck'  oo 

kan  ga  roo'  ra'  ti  o 

ze'  ro 

dom'  i no 

las'  so 

stu'  di  o 

pi  an'  o 

Some  nouns  add  es  to  form  the  plural. 

buf'  fa  lo 

fres'  co 

mu  lat'  to  to  ma'  to 

car'  go 

grot'  to 

ne'  gro 

tor  na'  do 

cal'  i co 

mot'  to 

po  ta'  to 

tor  pe'  do 

ech'  o 

mos  qui'  to  por'  ti  co  vol  ca'  no 

The  suffix  cy,  acy,  means  condition  of,  state  of  being. 

del'  i ca  cy,  condition  of  being  delicate, 
lu'  na  cy,  condition  of  being  a lunatic. 

Define : ac'  cu  ra  cy,  pri'  va  cy,  il  lit'  er  a cy,  bank- 

rupt cy. 


SIXTH  YEAR  ° 1 ’ 101 


EIGHTH  WEEK 


re  volve' 

ex  pi  or'  er 

pro  due'  tive 

gov  ern  men'  tal 

clique 

fea'  tures 

in  ter  fere' 

e ques'  tri  an 

brusque 

phys'  ic  al 

pen  in'  su  la 

in  nu'  mer  able 

lyre 

thrill'  ing 

im  pos'  ing 

in  tel'  li  gent 

re  gime' 

na'  tion  al 

in'  dus  tries 

ar  chi  pel'  a go 

a dopt' 

su  preme' 

or'  ches  tra 

leg  is  la'  ture 

sup'  pie 

ere  a'  tion 

dec'  o rated 

dis  tri  bu'  tion 

sen'  ate 

in'  te  gral 

in  ven'  tion 

hem'  i sphere 

fane 

in'  di  cate 

ven'  geance 

de  spond'  ing 

stra'  ta 

lo  ca'  tion 

foun'  dered 

ex  pe  di'  tion 

The  prefix  ad  means 

to,  and  sometimes  talces  one  of  the 

following  forms : a,  ac, 

af,  ag,  al,  an, 

ap,  ar,  as,  at. 

Find 

the  meanings  of : ad  dress',  ad  here',  ad  ja'  cent, 

ad  journ', 

ac  cede',  ac  cept',  ac  cost',  a mass',  ac  cli'  ma  ted, 

af  flu  ence,  ag  gre  ga'  tion,  al  In'  sion,  an  nounce'. 

NINTH  WEEK 

ro  tund' 

ep'  au  let 

pre'  am  ble 

in  tox'  i ca  ting 

gla'  zier 

con  trol' 

pend'  ing 

rap'  tur  ous 

jave'  lin 

ros'  trum 

te  nac'  i ty 

in  tel lec' tu  al 

o'  gle 

Brit'  ain 

Brit'  ta  ny 

in  cred'  i ble 

dras'  tic 

era  broil' 

de  scried' 

draughts'  man 

fa'  kir 

Brit'  ish 

o'  ver  ture 

dram'  a tize 

Brit'  on 

pre  sage' 

pros'  pect 

dan'  de  li  ons 

pis'  tils 

pounced 

pet'  ri  fled 

sub  sid'  ence 

pis'  tols 

ora'  e let 

dom'  i nie 

lios'  pi  ta  ble 

ex  hale' 

flo  til'  la 

plum'  age 

dom'  i ta  ble 

102 


APPLETON’S  STANDARD  SPELLER 


Write  the  plurals  of  ihese  nouns  by  adding  s : 


ab'  bey 
al'  ley 
at  tor'  ney 
chim'  ney 


de  lay' 
es'  say 
hoi'  i day 
jour'  ney 


jock'  ey 
mon'  ey 
sur'  vey 
med'  ley 


pul'  ley 
tur'  key 
trol'  ley 
val'  ley 


What  are  the  last  two  letters  in  each  of  the  preceding 
nouns ? 

How  are  the  plurals  of  nouns  ending  in  y generally 
formed  ? 


Write  the  plurals  of  t 

ar'  ter  y 

gra' 

ed'  dy 

al  ly 

ar'  my 

rob' 

ehan' ty 

fac' 

he  following  nouns : 

vy  in'  ju  ry 

' vie'  to  ry 

ber  y pen'  ny 

to  ry  his'  to  ry 


sto'  ry 
en'  e my 
fair'  y 
a'  gen  cy 


TENTH  WEEK 


cab'  i net 

Mis  sou'  ri 

Cin  cin  na'  ti 

Mas  sa  chu'  setts 

0 hi'  o 

sen'  a tor 

ap  prov'  al 

dis  ap  prove' 

11  li  nois' 

St.  Lou'  is 

Co  lum'  bus 

San  Fran  cis'  co 

I'  o wa 

Or'  e gon 

ma  jor'  i ty 

Mis  sis  sip'  pi 

e lect'  or 

In  di  an'  a 

spec'  i mens 

Phil  a del'  phi  a 

se'  nile 

ex'  e cute 

mi  nor'  i ty 

Wash'  ing  ton 

Bos'  ton 

Chi  ca'  go 

Bal'  ti  more 

Con  nect'  i cut 

sen'  ior 

co  quette' 

Ar'  kan  sas 

New  Or'  le  ans 

min'  ion 

con'  gress 

el'  o quence 

Rhode  Is'  land 

le  vant' 

Geor'  gi  a 

sem'  i na  ry 

tern  pes'  tu  ous 

The  prefix  con  or  com  means  together  or  with.  Some- 
times the  pre^fix  takes  the  form  co,  col,  or  cor. 


SIXTH  YEAR 


103 


Find  the  meanings  of  these  words : con  verge',  co  e'  qual, 
col  lapse',  com  press',  co  la'  bor  er,  con  clu'  sion,  con  vince', 
cor  re  spond',  con  trib'  ute,  con  ven'  tion. 


ELEVENTH  WEEK 


pri'  o r y 

di  vid'  ed 

sup'  pli  ant 

whip'  pie  tree 

stress 

vi'  cious 

ster'  il  ize 

plow'  share 

triv'  i al 

ho'  sier  y 

con  cealed' 

cpiad'  ru  peds 

a loof' 

for  lorn' 

Gob'  e lin 

wran'  gling 

ro  sette' 

hu  mane' 

sym  bol'  ic 

de  struc'  tion 

gorged 

wit'  ti  ly 

ho  san'  na 

parch'  ment 

gob'  lin 

e ter'  nal 

fu'  mi  gate 

an  noy' ance 

weird 

whit'  ing 

phy  sicpie' 

wor'  ship  er 

tre'  foil 

cru'  el  ty 

se  rues'  ter 

prin'  ci  pled 

vil'  i fy 

hos'  tage 

rhyth'  mic 

dis  siin'  i lar 

The  suffix  ar  added  to  a word , and  making  it  an  ad- 
jective(,  means  pertaining  to,  or  conforming  to. 

stel'  lar,  pertaining  to  the  stars, 
reg'  11  lar,  conforming  to  the  rule. 

Write  other  adjectives  with  this  ending. 

Remember  that  words  ending  in  ch  (soft),  s,  sh,  x,  or 
z,  add  es,  and  that  words  ending  in  y preceded  by  a con- 
sonant change  y to  i and  add  es,  to  make  the  plural. 

Write  the  plurals  of  these  ivords: 


an'  ec  dote 

at'  las 

gran'  a ry 

so  ci'  e ty 

bou  cjuet' 

ca'  lyx 

lux'  u ry 

tend'  en  cy 

a'  pex 

fac'  ul  ty 

mel'  o dy 

va'  can  cy 

dis  patch' 

re  lay' 

mes'  sa^e 

dep'  u ty 

a byss' 

ru'  by 

va  ga'  ry 

vice'  roy 

104 


APPLETON’S  STANDARD  SPELLER 


TWELFTH  WEEK 


wrenched 

sub  ur'  ban 

be  seech'  ing 

in  sig  nif'  i cant 

sul'  tan 

vas'  e line 

sa  ga'  cious 

ac  cu  sa'  tion 

thriv'  ing 

dy'  na  mite 

man  i fes'  to 

ther  mom'  e ter 

naph'  tha 

mer'  cu  ry 

a ban' doned 

pred  i ca'  ted 

re'  cent 

de  creas'  es 

col  lec'  tion 

dom  i neer'  ing 

res'  i due 

ex  plo'  sion 

pe  tro'  le  um 

in  ter'  ro  gate 

ce'  re  al 

ker'  o sene 

e lab'  o rate 

coun'  te  nance 

fu'  ri  ous 

mag  a zine' 

per  sua'  sion 

dec  la  ra'  tion 

spe'  cies 

im  pe'  ri  al 

an'  thra  cite 

con'  se  quence 

ven'  om 

tra  di'  tion 

nu  tri'  tious 

bi  tu'  mi  nous 

The  prefix  contra  or  contro  means  against. 

con'  tra  ry,  against,  in  opposition, 
con'  tro  vert,  to  contend  against  in  words. 

Find  the  meanings  of  these  words:  contravene',  con'- 
tra  band,  con'  trast,  con'  tro  ver  sy,  con  tra  die'  tion. 

THIRTEENTH  WEEK 


cam'  e o 

cav'  i ties 

me'  di  a tor 

char  ac  ter  is'  tic 

lobe 

meas'  ly 

e qua'  tor 

hore'  hound 

for'  age 

lus'  cious 

ma  li'  cious 

Ion  gi  tu'  di  nal 

tufts 

whol'  ly 

bur'  dock 

wealth'  i est 

al'  cove 

re  verse' 

rose'  ma  ry 

tern'  per  a ture 

flo'  ra 

bro  cade' 

re  ceiv'  er 

de  com  pose' 

op'  er  a 

proc'  ess 

dis  per'  sal 

prom'  on  to  ry 

res'  in 

pla  teau' 

com  petes' 

de  struct'  ive 

de  tach' 

brig'  and 

found'  ries 

ag'  ri  cul  ture 

fau'  na 

gla'  ciers 

or'  gan  die 

la  ti  tu'  di  nal 

SIXTH  YEAR 


105 


The  stem  fac  means  to  make,  to  do,  to  act.  Sometimes 
it  takes  one  of  these  forms:  fic,  fact,  or  feet. 

ar  ti  fi'  cial,  made  by  art. 

man  u fac'  ture,  to  make  by  band. 

Find  the  meanings  of  these  words : be  nef'  i cent,  of  fi'- 
ci  ate,  fac'  to  ry,  per'  feet,  ben  e fac'  tor,  ef  fi'  cient. 


FOURTEENTH  WEEK 


chic'  o ry 

i tal'  i cize 

com  pos'  ite 

in  debt'  ed  ness 

bar'  rel 

spe  cif'  ic 

strin'  gent 

un  bri'  died 

Brah'  ma 

awe'  some 

bron'  chi  al 

ap  prox'  i mate 

ledg'  es 

de  riv'  ed 

in  ter  sect' 

ir  ri  ga'  tion 

grav' i ty 

al  lu'  vi  al 

ir  reg'  u lar 

dif'  fer  en  ces 

ra'  di  us 

fac'  tored 

as  ser'  tion 

ter'  ri  to  ries 

cu'  bic  al 

chil'  blain 

ex  po'  nent 

pop  u la'  tion 

a'  the  ist 

bom'  bast 

rep'  e tend 

cer  tif ' i cate 

brack'  et 

bil'  lionth 

pam'  pered 

sub'  tra  bend 

ex  empt' 

cred'  i tor 

in  ter  cept' 

ex  haus'  tion 

Write  in  sentences  these  words: 

pale  wave  throne 

pail  waive  thrown 

raise  rays 

cere  sear 


cym'  bal  peer 

syin'  bol  pier 

raze 
seer 


mor'  bid 
vig'  il 
al  pac'  a 


FIFTEENTH  WEEK 


visr'  or  ous 

O 

horn'  age 
a nal'  y sis 


mor  tal'  i ty 
re  ceipt'  ed 
Chris'  tian 


com  par'  a tive 
pre  ma  ture' 
av  oir  du  pois' 


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er'  ror 

ul'  ti  mate 

per  en'  ni  al 

ret'  ro  grade 

se  cede' 

noc'  turn 

treas'  ur  er 

de  nom'  in  ate 

lev'  ee 

an'  a gram 

e nor'  mous 

nom'  i nal  ly 

re  cede' 

rav'  a ges 

per'  fo  rate 

res  ig  na'  tion 

mat'  in 

vie'  ar  age 

fal  la'  cious 

me  men'  toes 

re  butf ' 

ob'  vi  ous 

might'  i est 

su  per'  la  tive 

ve'  hi  cle 

ere  vasse' 

res'  i dence 

e mer'  gen  cy 

The  suffix  ary  means  one  who  or  place  where. 

Define : lap'  i da  ry,  gran'  a ry,  sane'  tu  a ry,  ac'  tu  a ry. 


SIXTEENTH  WEEK 


dra  goon' 

ex  clu'  sive 

em  bra'  sure 

com  pen'  di  um 

fi'  nite 

fu  sil  eer' 

trans  gress' 

die'  tion  a ry 

gun'  ners 

tel'  e scope 

re  mod'  eled 

dis'  ci  plin  a ry 

flitch 

par'  a dox 

cor'  ru  gate 

par'  a phrase 

ho'  sier  y 

dis  sect'  ed 

lux  u'  ri  ous 

mo  not'  o nous 

fur'  bish 

per'  son  al 

tran  scribe' 

eu'  phe  mism 

gal'  le  on 

crin'  o line 

so  lie'  it  ous 

sub  or'  di  nate 

flip'  pant 

ca'  denced 

di  ver'  si  ty 

an  te  ced'  ent 

dis'  tail* 

bowl'  ders 

mas'  cu  line 

in  sti  tu'  tions 

se  elude' 

dol'  or  ous 

mod'  i fl  ers 

com  mu'  ni  ty 

clau'  ses 

fern'  i nine 

or'  di  nance 

pre  cip'  i tons 

fe'  al  ty 

fu  sil  lade' 

tran'  si  tive 

com  pat'  i ble 

The  prefix  de  means  down,  from,  away. 

de  cline',  to  bend  or  go  down, 
de  fend',  to  ward  away  from. 

Find  the  meanings  of : de  note',  de  scribe',  de  fer', 

de  ter',  de  fend',  de  mur',  de  tain',  de  face'. 


SIXTH  YEAR 


107 


Write  the  following  words  in  sentences: 

beach  beech  bare  bear  creek  creak 

pane  pain  pray  prey  altar  alter 

pair  pare  pear 


SEVENTEENTH  WEEK 


per'  uke 

stam'  i na 

per'  ti  nent 

cpial  i fi  ca'  tion 

hoar'  y 

ma  lign' 

ro  tun'  da 

cel'  e brant 

stat'  ues 

lac'  er  ate 

ves'  ti  bule 

cor  po  ra'  tion 

shire 

pol'  lard 

as  sess'  or 

lab'  y rinth 

mas'  cot 

ju  di'  cial 

mac'  er  ate 

cat'  a logu  ing 

rel'  ics 

lac'  cjuer 

hum'  bier 

con'  sta  ble 

sher'  iff 

nu'  cle  us 

ar'  chi  tect 

su'  per  vis  or 

loi'  ter 

suav' i ty 

ob'  se  quy 

ma  lig'  nant 

noz'  zle 

men'  a cing 

ob'  so  lete 

mac  a ro'  ni 

ef  fete' 

au'  di  tor 

clas'  sic  al 

sci  en  tif'  ic 

The  prefix  en  means  to  make.  It  takes  also  the  form  em. 

en  rage',  to  make  angry, 

en  rich',  to  make  rich. 

Define:  enlarge',  embark',  em  bel' lish,  enthrone',  en- 
com'  pass,  em'  pha  sis,  en  dear',  em  bit'  ter. 

Write  other  words  with  this  prefix . 

Write  in  sentences  these  homonyms  ( words  alike  in  sound 
hut  different  in  meaning) : 


isle 

aisle 

miner 

minor 

bail 

bale 

soul 

sole 

born 

borne 

base 

bass 

fair 

fare 

aught 

ought 

taught 

taut 

seal 

ceil 

met'  al 

met'  tie 

flew 

flue 

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EIGHTEENTH  WEEK 

slo'  gan 

cine'  ture 

ar  ti  fi'  cial 

com  mu'  ni  ca  ted 

pyx 

smudge 

ce  ram'  ic 

horn'  i cide 

vol'  ley 

cam'  er  a 

an'  gu  lar 

el  e va'  tions 

yule 

wel'  kin 

Sla  von'  ic 

ty  ran'  ni  cide 

massed 

qui'  nine 

en'  e mies 

of?'  - shoots 

tyne 

qua'  ver 

quad' rant 

hip'  po  drome 

groups 

swathed 

rock'  i est 

cav  al  cade' 

toque 

su'  i cide 

ren'  dered 

quar'  an  tine 

to'  paz 

wea'  zen 

re'  cent  ly 

scrim'  mage 

slaked 

was'  sail 

so'  cial  ist 

nav'  i ga  ble 

The  suffix  age  meaiis  collection  of,  state  of,  act  of. 
Define : fo'  li  age,  herb'  age,  fruit'  age,  leak'  age. 
The  stem  cap  means  to  take,  to  hold. 


These  forms  also  are  found:  cept,  cip,  ceive,  ceipt. 


cap'  tor, 
re  ceive', 
par  tic'  i pant, 
re  ceipt', 
sus  cep'  ti  ble, 


one  who  takes  or  captures, 
to  take  or  accept, 
one  who  takes  part, 
that  which  is  taken, 
able  to  take  an  impression. 


NINETEENTH  WEEK 


hy'  drant 
pe'  so 
as'  sets 
plaint 
u kase' 


coun'  sels 

ply'  lug 

pit'  tance 
scanned 
coun'  cils 


re  sem'  bles 
im  merse' 
port  cul'  lis 
re  vers'  al 
tel'  e graph 


en'  ter  pri  sing 
com  pris'  es 
san'  gui  na  ry 
pat'  ron  age 
im  men'  si  ty 


SIXTH  YEAR 


109 


queue 
sat'  ire 
sci'  on 
re  coil' 
sap' id 


tit'  u lar 
a'  ere  age 
clutched 
por  tend' 
quib'  ble 


pit'  i a ble 
am'  nes  ty 
et'  i quette 
span'  ning 
pro'  to  col 


con'  flu  ence 
cus'  tom  a ry 
pe  cul'  iar  ly 
pleas'  ant  ry 
re  cip'  ro  cal 


These  verbs  follow,  the  rule  for  dropping  final  e,  silent.  Form 
the  present  participle  of  each  by  adding  the  suffix  ing : 

ar'  gue  de  bate'  ex  cite'  in  vite' 

a rise'  de  scribe'  ex  cuse'  re'  al  ize 

bal'  ance  en  gage'  ex  plore'  res'  cue 


Note  that  the  following  ivords  drop  e,  silent , before  a suffix 
beginning  ivith  a consonant : 


awe  aw'  ful 

due  du'  ly 

ac  knowl'  edge 
a bridge' 


whole  whol'  ly 

judge  judg'  ment 

ac  knowl'  edg  ment 
a brido;'  ment 

O 


The  suffix  dom  means  state  of  being,  domain  of. 

Define : earl'  dom,  free'  dom,  wis'  dom,  king'  dom. 


TWENTIETH  WEEK 


val'  ance 

ve  ran'  da 

tran  scend' 

ca  tas'  tro  phe 

goad 

ox'  y gen 

mer'  maid 

flat'  ter  ino; 

pul'  sate 

vac'  u um 

trench'  ant 

dor'  mi  to  ry 

si'  ren 

ca'  pered 

per  vades' 

flour'  ished 

odd'  i ty 

clias'  ti  ty 

as  cer  tain' 

pref ' er  ence 

ti'  dal 

rec'  to  ry 

in'  do  lent 

sil  hou  ette' 

tre'  foil 

jus'  ti  fies 

out'  lawed 

ex  pen'  sive 

o'  vert 

tri'  col  or 

spu'  ri  ous 

serv'  i tude 

8 


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us'  age  fres'  coed  out'  ly  mg  mon'  strous 

trailed  pri'  va  cy  ad  ja'  cent  vague'  ness 

The  prefix  extra  means  beyond. 

Find  the  meanings  of:  ex  traor'  di  na  ry,  ex  tra' ne  ous, 
ex'tradite,  ex'  tra  mu'  ral,  ex' tra  trop' i cal,  ex  trav' a gant. 

The  prefix  ex  means  out  or  from.  Sometimes  for  the 
sake  of  euphony  the  following  forms  are  used : e,  ec,  ef. 

Define : ex  pel',  e duce',  ef  face',  e mit',  ex  cep'  tion, 
ex  on'  er  ate,  ef  fem'  i nate,  e'  gress,  ex'  it,  e lect'. 


TWENTY-FIRST  WEEK 


di'  a lect 

de  fi'  ance 

cin'  na  mon 

up  hoi'  ster  er 

vil'  la 

em'  bas  sy 

tol'  er  ant 

par'  son  age 

of  fi'  cial 

pre  tense' 

bar'  na  cles 

mat'  ri  mo  ny 

re'  bate 

red'  dish 

twee'  zers 

sane'  tu  a ry 

pars'  ley 

the  at'  ric 

vi  va'  cious 

ware'  hous  es 

toad' y 

all'  spice 

lit'  er  a ry 

mer'  can  tile 

top'  ic  al 

rip'  pling 

re  luc'  tant 

mush'  rooms 

pa  tois' 

typ'  ic  al 

rad'  ish  es 

im  pres'  sion 

stel'  lar 

cyn'  ic  al 

dis  played' 

trail'  si  to  ry 

fo'  li  os 

pu'  er  ile 

glob'  u lar 

mi'  gra  to  ry 

Notice  that  final  e is  retained  in  the  following  words , al- 
though the  suffix  begins  with  a vowel.  This  is  neces- 
sary to  prevent  a change  of  'pronunciation  and  so  to 
preserve  the  identity  of  the  word: 


tinge'  ing 
singe'  ing 
dye'  ing 
shoe'  ing 


charge'  a ble 
no'  tice  a ble 
dam'  age  a ble 
trace'  a ble 


cour  a'  geous 
out  ra'  geous 
ser'  vice  a ble 
man'  age  a ble 


SIXTH  YEAR 


111 


Write  in  sentences  the  folioicing  homonyms: 

tide  tied  wait  weight  beer  bier 

mite  might  rote  wrote  step  steppe 


TWENTY-SECOND  WEEK 


ab'  bess 

o'  men 

gauge'  a ble 

kin'  der  gart  ner 

shoals 

a mend' 

al'  tru  ism 

mis  pri'  sion 

mis  led' 

Gor'  di  an 

in  form'  ant 

el  o cu'  tion 

ac'  rid 

e'  go  ism 

gloam'  ing 

trans  act'  ed 

gris'  tie 

lam  poon' 

car'  ti  lage 

al  ter  ca'  tion 

a bash' 

car  toon' 

kick'  shaws 

car'  i ca  ture 

gen'  ius 

choos'  ing 

re  mote'  ly 

pros  per'  i ty 

fo'  cus 

gear'  ing 

stat  u ette' 

pro  por'  tion 

gen'  ial 

cru  sades' 

trump'  er  y 

green'  sward 

ge'  nus 

may  hap' 

guar'  an  ty 

in  flu  en'  tial 

The  folloioing  words  are  either  nouns  or  verbs  according 
to  the  accent.  Acceyited  on  the  first  syllable , they  are 
nouns  : 


con'  duct 
ce  ment' 
con'  tract 
con'  vert 


con  vict' 
con' test 
ex'  tract 
di  gest' 


es'  say 
con'  flict 
dis'  count 
de  sert' 


ac'  cent 
es'  cort 
con  cert' 
en'  trance 


The  stem  a g or  act  means  to  move,  to  act. 

Define : a g'  i tate,  a g'  ile,  a'  gen  cy,  ac'  tu  ate,  en  act'. 


TWENTY-THIRD  WEEK 

a ro'  ma  yield'  ing  seg'  re  gate  trans  fer'  a ble 

seine  sei'  zure  mo  sa'  ics  cour'  te  ous 


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APPLETON’S  STANDARD  SPELLER 


bi  zarre' 

re  leased' 

ten'  e ment 

vo  cab'  u la  ry 

wreak 

u'  su  rer 

in  teg'  ri  ty 

ob  serv'  ant 

mosque 

yeo'  man 

swarm'  ing 

re  spect'  a ble 

prude 

U to'  pia 

twin'  ging 

vi'  sion  a ry 

pal'  lid 

ves'  pers 

ab  do'  men 

vo  lu'  mi  nous 

ab'  be 

tra  peze' 

no  bil'  i ty 

live'  li  hood 

a bate' 

wont'  ed 

trans  mute' 

ab  bre'  vi  ate 

seethe 

sol'  stice 

wool'  sack 

me  chan'  ics 

The  prefix  in  before  a verb  means  in  or 

into.  Sometimes 

these  forms 

are  found:  il, 

im,  ir. 

Before  an  adjective  in  means  not. 

These  forms  are 

found:  ig, 

ixn,  il,  ir. 

Define : 

in  cline',  in  debt'  ed,  in  dent', 

in  hab'  it,  ig  no'- 

ble,  il  le'  gal,  ir  reg'  u lar, 

im  ma  te'  ri  al,  ir  rev'  er  ent. 

ben'  e tit 

dif'  fer 

mer'  it 

shiv'  er 

can'  cel 

gal'  lop 

of'  fer 

shov'  el 

car'  pet 

glim'  mer  quar'  rel  slum'  ber 

coun'  sel 

gos'  sip 

ren'  der 

suf ' fer 

char'  ter 

lim'  it 

sliel'  ter 

trav'  el 

Notice  that  these  words 

are  accented  on 

the  first  syllable. 

They  end  in  a single  consonant  preceded  by  a single  vowel ; 
so  they  do  not  double  the  final  consonant  before  an  affix. 

Write  the  past  tense  and  the  present  participle  of  each. 

TWENTY-FOURTH  WEEK 

so'  cia  ble 

in  tend'  ed 

com  pli'  ant 

in  di  vid'  u al  ly 

gua'  no 

tol'  er  ant 

a cous'  tics 

a me'  na  ble 

bil'  liards 

a can'  thus 

ab  sorb'  ent 

mem'  ber  ship 

sa'  cred 

ad  joined' 

pur  su'  ant 

a'  er  o plane 

SIXTH  YEAR 


113 


trib'  utes 
so  lie'  it 
re  gat'  ta 
eb'  on  y 
sti  let'  to 
host'  ess 


lei'  sure  ly 
gal'  ler  ies 
ex  ult'  ant 
mu'  ti  late 
om'  ni  bus 
ag'  i ta  tor 


his  tor'  i cal 
sum'  ma  ry 
ac  ces'  sa  ry 
pen'  ni  less 
clom'  i nant 
se'  ri  ous  ly 


ex'  qui  site  ly 
pro  ces'  si  on 
be  nig'  nant 
trans  f erred' 
ac  cel'  er  ate 
ir  rel'  e vant 


The  suffix  en  added  to  an  adjective  means  to  make. 

Define  these  words  and  ivrite  others  with  the  same  suffix : 
deep'  en,  loos'  en,  thick'  en,  black'  en,  whit'  en,  height'  en. 

The  prefix  intro  means  within. 

Define : in  tro  duce',  in  tro  spect',  in  tro  vert'. 


TWENTY-FIFTH  WEEK 


de  mean' 

sand'  wich 

im  pa'  tient 

as  ton'  ish  ment 

nec'  tar 

ge'  an 

man  u mit' 

nos  tal'  gi  a 

be  mean' 

how'  itz  er 

cor'  pu  lent 

dis  con  tent'  ed 

fowl'  er 

ep' i sode 

am  bro'  sia 

in  wrought' 

dol'  man 

ser  e nade' 

gam'  boled 

con'  se  quence 

man'  na 

man'  sard 

prev'  a lent 

horn'  o nym 

dor'  mer 

ju'  bi  lant 

A dri  at'  ic 

par  tic'  i pant 

zou  ave' 

slug'  gard 

de  fen'  sive 

quad  ru'  pie 

no'  ta  ry 

hos'  pit  al 

ab'  sti  nent 

re  splend'  ent 

i'  so  late 

ma  la'  ri  a 

hy'  phened 

in  June'  tion 

The  suffix  ate,  terminating  an  adjective,  means  possessed  of. 

Define : tem'  per  ate,  cor'  po  rate,  ob'  du  rate,  des'- 

per  ate,  an'  i mate,  ef  fern'  i nate,  le  git'  i mate. 

The  suffix  ate,  terminating  a verb,  means  to  make. 

Define:  leg' is  late,  dec' o rate,  ren' ovate,  con' ju- 

gate, ex  as' per  ate,  al' ien  ate,  pul' sate,  ra' di  ate. 


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The  suffix  ate,  termmating  a noun , means  one  who. 

Define  : po'  ten  tate,  can'  di  date,  ver'  te  brate,  mag'- 
is  trate,  no  vi'  ti  ate,  col  le'  gi  ate,  del'  e gate. 


TWENTY-SIXTH  WEEK 


flex'  i ble 

sas'  sa  fras 

boun'  te  ous 

mys  te'  ri  ous  ly 

hav'  oc 

au'  di  ble 

dil'  i gence 

in  sen'  si  ble 

ob  trude' 

gran'  deur 

bois'  ter  ous 

coun'  ter  feit  ed 

ed'  i ble 

in'  fan  cy 

pre  ci'  sion 

bi  og'  ra  phy 

fron  tier' 

sun'  dered 

pen'  du  lum 

spon  ta'  ne  ous 

cor'  dial 

re  solved' 

bur'  lesque 

im  pos'  si  ble 

be  seech' 

re  vert'  ed 

op  er  a'  tion 

in  dig  na'  tion 

flour'  ish 

sub  dued' 

per  se  vere' 

pho'  to  graph 

cash  ier' 

sue  cinct' 

ac'  cu  ra  cy 

per  cep'  ti  ble 

me'  ter 

brag'  gart 

e con'  o my 

bias  phem'  er 

Write  the  past  tense  and  the  present  participle  of  each  of 
these  verbs  : 


em  ploy' 

stead'  y 

stu'  pe  fy 

dis  play' 

por  tray' 

car'  ry 

im  ply' 

ter'  ri  fy 

mul'  ti  ply 

spec'  i fy  jour'  ney 

oc'  cu  py 

glo'  ry 

de  ny' 

de  stroy' 

ar  ray' 

TWENTY-SEVENTH  WEEK 

for'  ci  ble 

re  cur'  rent 

cor'  du  roys  con' 

scious  ness 

heaves 

crit'  i cise 

bar  ri  cade'  like 

' li  hood 

bor'  ough 

stam  pede' 

dis  clo'  sure  ir  re  sist'  i ble 

sul'  len 

al'  ma  nac 

in  ten'  si  fy  con 

vul'  sion 

gra'  cious 

ad  he'  sion 

hu'  mor  ous  com 

' pro  mise 

gird'  ing 

vir'  tu  ous 

vel  vet  een'  de  test'  a ble 

SIXTH  YEAR 


115 


reg'  is  ter 
fal'  li  ble 
vague'  ly 
myr'  i ad 

The  stem 


smug'  gler 
sur  viv'  or 
fan  tas'  tic 
de  lu'  sion 

mit  or  mis  i 


pes'  ti  lence 
ab  hor'  rent 
ve'  be  ment 
de  sir'  a ble 

ns  to  send. 


com'  mo  dore 
fore'  thought 
sta'  tion  a ry 
per  sist'  ence 


Define : com  mit',  re  mit',  in  ter  mit'  tent,  ad  mis'  si  ble, 
prom'  ise,  trans  mit',  dis  miss',  e mit',  mis'  sion,  mis'  sive. 


TWENTY-EIGHTH  WEEK 


e va'  sive 

knap'  sacks 

con  do'  lence 

niche 

ro  mance' 

peas'  ant  ry 

ob'  e lisk 

pro  fuse'  ly 

in  on'  as  ter  y 

al'  ka  li 

al  lot'  ted 

main  tained' 

de  faced' 

in  sur'  ance 

an  tiq'  ui  ty 

jo'  vi  al 

lo  cal'  i ty 

stip'  u la  ted 

ad'  verse 

po  lit'  i cal 

lau'  da  num 

gap'  ing 

prom'  ised 

de  spatched' 

rev'  er  ie 

par  ti  al'  i ty  des'  ul  to  ry 

sock'  ets 

hor'  ri  tied 

gal'  va  nism 

con  stel  la'  tions 
Par'  lia  ment 
rec'  og  niz  a ble 
Her  cu'  le  an 
con  tin'  u al  ly 
in  va'  ri  a bly 
ar  range'  ment 
gen  er  os'  i ty 
man'  u scripts 
de  crep'  i tude 


The  sujfix  ion  mea7is  act  of,  state  of. 

Define : mis'  sion,  di  vi'  sion,  in  spec'  tion,  fru  i'  tion, 

de  ci'  sion,  re  vi'  sion,  ex  pan'  sion,  pre  ci'  sion. 


Write  other  words  with  the  same  sujfix  and  define  them  or 
use  them  in  sentences. 


TWENTY-NINTH  WEEK 

a bu'  sive  ad  her'  ents  rev'  er  enced  un  scru'  pu  lous 
cas  cade'  teth'  ered  am  bi'  tious  con  cern'  ing 


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APPLETON’S  STANDARD  SPELLER 


wrest'  ed 

in  fee'  tious 

in  com  plete' 

con  sci  en'  tious 

grot'  to 

in  fest'  ed 

no  to'  ri  ous 

sub  stan'  tial 

tkronged 

dis'  pu  taut 

in  iq'  ui  tous 

su  per  sti'  tions 

bar'  ren 

vi  cin'  i ty 

la  bo'  ri  ous 

ex  pe'  ri  ence 

ar'  mo  ry 

vex  a'  tious 

de  lib'  er  ate 

con  spic'  u ous 

set  tees' 

an'  ckored 

min'  i a ture 

quad'  ran  gle 

in  val'  id 

de  ceit'  ful 

con  ta'  gious 

coun'  ter  pane 

bay' ou 

fic  ti'  tious 

per  ni'  cious 

pre  ten'  tious 

The  suffix  hood  means  condition  of. 

Define:  boy' hood,  worn' an  hood,  wife' hood,  ha' by- 

hood, knight'  hood,  maid'  en  hood. 


THIRTIETH  WEEK 


con  sal  ta ' tion 
com  bus'  ti  bles 
ex  ag'  ger  ate 
pke  nom'  e non 
li'  chens 
pos  ses'  sive 
by'  a cintk 
du'  te  ous 
er  ro'  ne  ous 
out  ra'  geous 
men  da'  cious 
fe  ro'  cious 
sub  jec'  tive 


o'  ri  el 
trans'  ports 
in'  ter  view 
con  dense' 
pro  gres'  sive 
co  or'  di  nate 
em'  pha  sis 
ap  po  si'  tion 
un  wea'  ried 
back'  e lor 
ren  o va'  tion 
kar'  mo  nize 
pro  pos'  es 


con  struc'  tion 
ven  ti  la'  tion 
pres'  sure 
in  stan  ta'  ne  ous 
mis  cel  la'  ne  ous 
far  i na'  ceous 
en'  vi  ous 
glut'  ton  ous 
pre  co'  cious 
fi'  brous 
kost'  ler 
mas  cpier  ade' 
ga  zette' 


The  suffix  ine  means  relating  to. 

Define:  mas'  cu  line,  canine',  fe' line,  divine',  fern' i- 
nine. 


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REVIEW 


feign 

va'  ri  ous 

in  iq'  ui  ty 

mi'  cro  scope 

haunts 

ath  let'  ic 

buf ' fa  loes 

be  nef ' i cent 

dearth 

ef  fi'  cient 

sup'  pli  ant 

ac  cli'  ma  ted 

de  fled' 

for'  eign  er 

vol  ca'  noes 

ex  pe'  ri  ence 

bruised 

gor'  geous 

sim  plic'ity 

ef  fee'  tu  al  ly 

glis'  ten 

pet'  ri  tied 

sa  ga'  cious 

in  de  pend'  ence 

bur'  i al 

of  fi'  ci  ate 

gran'  a ries 

am  mu  ni'  tion 

val'  iant 

freight'  ed 

su  per  sede' 

com  man  dant' 

pal'  ette 

pre'  cincts 

rap'  tur  ous 

coun'  te  nance 

stu'di  os 

dis  guised' 

prin'  ci  pled 

con'  tro  ver  sy 

fo'  li  age 

in  vis'  i ble 

con  spir'  ing 

con  tra  die'  tion 

tufts 

singe'  ing 

no  vi'  ti  ate 

pri  ma'  ri  ly 

niche 

re  ceiv'  er 

e con'  o my 

coun'  ter  feit  ed 

o'  gle 

gran'  deur 

a'  er  o plane 

sta'  tion  a ry 

loi'  ter 

pro'  to  col 

hy'  phened 

so  lie'  i tous 

fau'  na 

am'  nes  ty 

in  wrought' 

min'  i a ture 

al'  ka  li 

dredg'  ing 

ben'  e fit  ed 

le  gi'  ti  mate 

stu'pe  fy 

man  u mit' 

la  bo'  ri  ous 

an  te  ced'  ent 

ma  lign' 

pur  su' ant 

ad  her'  ents 

ex  as'  per  ate 

dras'  tic 

pre  ci'  sion 

des'  ul  to  ry 

pic  tur  esque' 

proc'  ess 

pre 'am  ble 

col  le'  gi  ate 

ad  mis'  si  ble 

Brit'  ain 

sal'  u ta  ry 

em  bra'  sure 

per  sist'  ence 

fu  sil  eer' 

ma'  cer  ate 

un  wea'  ried 

com  mu'ni  cated 

mar'  tyrs 

se  mes'  ter 

doin'  i ta  ble 

com  pat'  i ble 

a bu'  sive 

re  cur' rent 

liu'  mor  ous 

sus  cep'  ti  ble 

-^E  ge'  an 

bur'  lesque 

no'ticeable 

draughts'  man 

zou  ave' 

ge'  nus 

e'  go  ism 

par  tic'  i pant 

mosque 

so  lie'  it 

cen' sor 

ac  ces'  sa  ry 

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PART  I 

SPELLING 


rins'  in g 

gos'  sip  ing 

com  po'  sure 

griev'  ous 

al'  urn 

rhu'  barb 

spec'  ta  cle 

syn'  a gogue 

jos'  tie 

dah'  lia 

pro  fess'  or 

ob'  sti  na  cy 

re  lieve' 

ex  plic'  it 

char'  ac  ter 

rep  e ti'  tion 

va  lise' 

op  ti'  cian 

pos'  si  ble 

pro  fes'  sion 

rel'  a tive 

pa  vil'  ion 

hie'  coimli 

O 

in  ilex'  i ble 

re  lief' 

by'  gi  ene 

as  sign  ee' 

trem'  u lous 

ta  bleau' 

re  hearse' 

fe  ro'  cious 

nav'  i ga  ble 

u'  su  al 

par'  al  lei 

judg'  ment 

dys  pep'  si  a 

fau'  cet 

per'  co  late 

sa  ga'  cious 

sta'  tion  er  y 

as  sure' 

val'  u a ble 

man'  do  lin 

ac  cess'  i ble 

cede 

ad'  ver  tise 

mu'  ci  lage 

par  tic'  u lar 

scheme 

ton  sil  i'  tis 

re  tal'  i ate 

as  par'  a gus 

sue'  cor 

te  na'  cious 

nui'  sauce 

con  ta'  gious 

e lix'  ir 

jaun'  dice 

prod' i gy 

di  gest'  i ble 

que'  ry 

scorch'  ing 

guid'  ance 

de  pres'  sion 

in  diet' 

res'  er  voir 

de  ten'  tion 

de  fi'  cien  cy 

mal'  ice 

nar  cot'  ics 

pro  ject'  ile 

con  jec'  ture 

com'  pi  ex 

in  vis'  i ble 

piece'  meal 

sub  merged' 

gen'  ius 

ref'  er  ence 

li  bra'  ri  an 

chan  de  lier' 

re  ceived' 

prin'  ci  pie 
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vin'  di  cate 

in  cred'  i ble 

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119 


bris'  tie 

prin'  ci  pal 

rec'  os’  nize 

O 

ri  die'  u lous 

lei'  sure 

vac'  ci  nate 

o be'  di  ent 

mort  ga  gee' 

prai'  rie 

in  ter  vene' 

proph'  e cy 

un  grate'  ful 

pre  cise' 

ves'  ti  bule 

pre  cur'  sor 

a gree'  a ble 

o'  pi  um 

por'  ce  lain 

di  am'  e ter 

per  plex'  i ty 

sin  cere' 

oc  ca'  sion 

stim'  u lants 

oc  cur'  rence 

gla'  zier 

a nal'  y sis 

frol'  ic  some 

en  cour'  age 

yaclit 

de  li'  cious 

pro  ce'  dure 

in  vi  ta'  tion 

rug'  ged 

in  ter  fere' 

con  cil'  i ate 

de  clen'  sion 

fa  tigue' 

fi  nan'  cial 

neu  ral'  gi  a 

pref'  er  ence 

pre'  cious 

ini'  be  cile 

more  o'  ver 

pro  ces'  sion 

con  ceit' 

treas'  ur  y 

op  po'  nent 

a pol'  o gize 

mil  i'  tia 

knuc'  kies 

cliif  fo  nier' 

op'  por  tune 

fa'  mous 

hap'  pi  est 

in  fee'  tious 

wea'  ri  some 

es'  sence 

cour'  te  sy 

quan'  da  ry 

su  per  h'  cial 

prof'  it  ed 

spir'  it  u al 

sue  ceed'  ed 

ep  i der'  mis 

val'  iant 

en  deav' or 

an'  i ma  ted 

mil  lion  aire' 

a sy'  lum 

ex'  qui  site 

ef  li'  cien  cy 

par  ti  al'  i ty 

leg'  i ble 

ob'  sti  nate 

un  sheathe' 

rhi  noc'  e ros 

yield'  ing 

sep'  a rate 

phy  si'  cian 

change'  a ble 

rogu'  ish 

e pit'  o me 

ed  i to'  ri  al 

sep  a ra'  tion 

sul'  phur 

con  tin'  ue 

mal'  le  a ble 

de  pre'  ci  ate 

squa'  lor 

an'  ces  try 

as  sist'  ance 

rev  o lu'  tion 

eighth 

grudg'  ing 

ben'  e lit  ed 

par'  lia  ment 

pu'  er  ile 

par'  ti  cles 

poi'  son  ous 

out  ra'  geous 

ag'  i tate 

lin'  i ment 

me  lo'  de  on 

scru'  pu  lous 

lin'  guist 

a ver'  sion 

im  i ta'  tion 

in  ge  nu'  i ty 

se'  ere  cy 

lan'  guage 

e quip'  ping 

si  mi  lar'  i ty 

rhyme 

nu'  tri  tive 

pen'  du  lum 

pe  tro'  le  um 

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o pin'  ion 

nom  i nee' 

lieu  ten'  ant 

mon'  arch  ies 

cloth'  ier 

re  li'  gious 

de  mean'  or 

gor'  geous  ly 

fuch'  si  a 

op'  po  site 

par  e gor'  ic 

in  scrip'  tion 

li'  bra  ry 

no  bil'  i ty 

an  tic'  i pate 

ex  hi  bi'  tion 

ar'  ni  ca 

u'  ni  verse 

dis  cour'  age 

op  po  si'  tion 

lie'  o rice 

guard'  i an 

ex  cul'  pate 

ex  po  si'  tion 

chol'  er  a 

di  vis'  i ble 

fu'  ri  ous  ly 

so  lil'  o quize 

ly  ce'  urn 

eq'  ui  page 

ac'  ri  mo  ny 

thor'  ough  ly 

tine'  ture 

po  ten'  tial 

am  mo'  ni  a 

dis  pen'  sa  ry 

i'  ci  cles 

ma  jor'  i ty 

con'  science 

tern'  per  ance 

proj'  ects 

ju' ve  nile 

trace'  a ble 

u nan'  i mous 

seen'  er  y 

vi  cin'  i ty 

ter'  mi  nate 

ma  chin'  er  y 

twelfth 

anx  i'  e ty 

sym'  pa  thy 

pro  fi'  cien  cy 

judg'  ing 

chap'  lain 

con  viv'  i al 

nec'  es  sa  ries 

e'  go  tism 

sched'  ule 

di  ver'  si  fy 

per  fum'  er  y 

zeph'  yr 

re  vi'  sion 

pro  h'  cient 

chlo'  ro  form 

e jec'  tion 

be  lieved' 

dis'  ci  pline 

in  sti  tu'  tion 

pu'  tre  fy 

du'  pli  cate 

ve'  he  ment 

e mer'  gen  cy 

pi  az'  za 

su  pe'  ri  or 

cem'  e ter  y 

con  triv'  ance 

ho  ri'  zon 

as  cer  tain' 

aux  il'  ia  ry 

prac'  ti  ca  ble 

def'  i nite 

di  ges'  tion 

vi'  sion  a ry 

cen  trif ' u gal 

ep'  i thet 

fran'  chise 

per  sis'  tent 

pho'  to  graph 

jeal'  ous 

col  li'  sion 

nu'  mer  ous 

phys  i ol'o  gy 

the'  o rist 

ar'  chi  tect 

strych'  nine 

bru  nette' 

ter'  race 

cal'  o mel 

as  so'  ci  ates 

shield'  ing 

de  ri'  sive 

quaint'  ly 

per  en'  ni  al 

pneu  mo'  ni  a 

aught 

en  tire'  ty 

syn'  di  cate 

pe  nul'  ti  mate 

Phar'  a oh 

a'  er  o lite 

mo  nop'  o ly 

dis  pen'  sa  ble 

gourd 

cur  tail' 

pre'  sci  ence 

com  plain'  ant 

vio  Ion  cel'  lo 

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fa  cil'  i ta  ting 

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ex  cla  ma'  tion 

prep  a ra'  tion 

per'  emp  to  ry 

mis'  chiev  ous 

fa  mil  iar'  i ty 

co  in'  ci  dence 

trans  mit'  ting 

pos  si  bil'  i ty 

pro  hi  bi'  tion 

ap  pro'  pri  ate 

sub  junc'  five 

post'  hu  mous 

mer'  chan  dise 

clis  cov'  er  ies 

tran  quil'  li  ty 

im  per'  ti  nent 

per  mis'  si  ble 

car  niv'  o rous 

in  flam'  ma  ble 

sub  ju  ga'  tion 

mal  e die'  tion 

re  frig'  er  a tor 

re  spect'  a ble 

ben  e die'  tion 

moun'  tain  ous 

des  ti  na'  tion 

res  ur  rec'  tion 

con  sump'  tion 

con  ver'  gence 

per  spi  cu'  i ty 

in  ter  rup'  tion 

in  ter  jec'  tion 

con'  tro  ver  sy 

sar  sa  pa  ril'  la 

PREFIXES 

Ob  means  in  the  way  of,  against.  Thus : oh'  sta  cle , that 
which  stands  in  the  way.  Sometimes  the  prefix  takes  one  of 
these  forms : oc,  of,  op. 

Define : oc'  cu  py,  op  pose',  ob  ject',  of  fend'. 

Per  means  through,  thoroughly.  Thus : per  spire',  to 
breathe  through  the  pores. 

Define : per  vade',  per  vert',  im  per  cep'  ti  ble,  pe  ruse'. 

Epi  means  upon.  Thus  : ep'  i taph,  that  which  is  written 
upon  a tomb. 

Define : ep  i der'  mis,  ep'  i logue,  ep'  i thet,  ep'  i gram. 
Re  means  back,  again. 

Define : re  dress',  ref'  er  ence,  re  new'  al,  re  buke'. 

Sub  means  under,  after.  These  forms  also  are  found: 

sue,  suf,  sug,  sup,  sus. 

Define:  subscribe',  suggest',  succeed',  sup  press'. 


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Pre  means  before. 

Define : pre'  fix,  pre  fer',  pre  side',  pre'  lude,  pre  diet', 
pre  cede'. 

Post  means  after. 

Define : post  pone',  post'  script,  post  pran'  di  al,  post- 
mor'  tem,  post  nup'  tial,  post'  hu  mous. 

Trans  or  tra,  means  across,  over,  through. 

Define : trans  mit',  tra  duce',  trans  fer',  trans  la'  tion, 
trans  gress',  trans  late',  trans  par'  ent,  trans  act'. 

Retro  means  back,  backward. 

Define : re'  tro  grade,  re  tro  gres'  sion,  re  tro  act'  ive 

re'  tro  spect,  re  tro  spec'  tion,  re  tro  ces'  sion. 

Pro  means  for,  forward,  before. 

Defiyie:  pro' noun,  promote',  propel',  pro  ces' sion. 

Write  and  defiyie  other  words  with  the  prefixes  given 
above. 


SUFFIXES 

Ice  yneans  state  of  being,  quality  of.  Thus : av'  a rice , 
the  state  of  being  greedy. 

Define:  no' tice,  jus'tice,  prac' tice,  mal'  ice. 

lie  means  able  to  be.  Thus  : due'  tile , able  to  be  led. 
lie  means  also  belonging  to,  easily. 

Define:  in' fan  tile,  ju' ve  nile,  pu'erile,  frag' ile. 

Ise,  ize,  means  to  make,  to  give.  Thus : crit'  i rise,  to 
make,  or  form,  a judgment  concerning. 

Defiyie : fer'  ti  lize,  os'  tra  cize,  so  lil'  o quize,  ser'  mon- 
ize,  col'  o nize,  max'  i mize,  re'  al  ize,  dep'  u tize. 


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1st  means  one  who. 

Define:  harp' ist,  art'  ist,  the'orist,  lin' guist,  nov'- 

el  ist,  pi  an'  ist,  e'  go  tist,  chem'  ist. 

Ment  means  being,  act  of,  thing  that. 

Change  the  following  verbs  to  nouns  by  adding  ment  (not- 
ing whether  such  addition  causes  a change  of  accent ) 
and  then  define  the  nouns : 

a mend'  con  fine'  in  fringe'  ac  knowl'  edo;e 

o O 

be  reave'  a tone'  en  joy'  dis  cour'  age 

i«y  means  manner  of. 

Define : friend'  ly,  smooth'  ly,  na'  tion  al  ly,  bru'  tal  ly. 
Discitss  the  words:  ho' ly,  sil'  ly,  love' ly. 

What  parts  of  speech  may  be  made  by  the  use  of  this 
suffix  ? 

Change  the  following  nouns  to  adjectives  by  using  the  suf- 
fix al;  then  add  ly,  changing  the  adjectives  to  adverbs: 

or'  i gin  con  di'  tion  pro  por'  tion 

sen'  ti  ment  par'  ent  con  jec'  ture 

Ity,  ty,  means  being,  state  of  being. 

Change  these  adjectives  to  nouns  by  adding  ty  or  ity  and 
use  the  icords  in  sentences : 

liu'  man  mor'  al  im'  be  cile  cor'  dial 

fa  mil'  iar  spir'  it  u al  vul'  gar  hos'  tile 

Ive  means  one  who,  when  it  makes  a noun.  When  it 
makes  an  adjective , it  means  tending  to. 

Define : cap'  tive,  de  struc'  tive,  re  ten'  tive,  con  sump'- 
tive,  ex  clu'  sive,  spec'  u la  tive. 

Write  and  define  other  words  with  the  suffixes  given 
above. 


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APPLETON’S  STANDARD  SPELLER 


STEMS 

Vert,  vers,  means  to  turn.  Thus : ver’  sa  tile , easily 
turning  from  one  thing  to  another. 

Define : ad  ver  tise',  per  vert',  con'  tro  ver  sy,  re  vert', 
sub  vert',  in  vert',  o'  vert,  a ver'  sion. 

Fer,  lat,  means  to  bear,  borne.  Thus : fed  tile , easily 
bearing. 

Define:  confer',  collate',  d if' fer,  col  la' tion,  refer', 
re  late',  re  la'  tion,  suf ' fer,  trans  late',  in  fer'. 

Diet  means  to  say,  said.  Thus : did  tion , the  manner 
in  which  a thing  is  said. 

Define : die'  tate,  ver'  diet,  ben  e die'  tion,  die  ta'  tor. 

Vid,  vis,  means  to  see,  seen. 

Define : pro  vide',  vis'  u al,  vi'  sion,  vis'  it,  re  vise'. 

Scrib,  script,  means  to  write. 

Get  the  meanings  of  the  following  words , using  the  'prefixes 
and  suffixes  as  far  as  you  have  learned  them : as  cribe', 
scrib'  ble,  de  scribe',  script,  in  scrip'  tion,  sub  scrib'  er, 
scrip'  ture,  con'  script,  post'  script. 

Fin  means  end,  limit. 

Define : fin'  ish,  fi'  nal,  def'  i nite,  fi'  nite,  in'  fi  nite. 

Pend,  pens,  means  to  hang,  to  weigh. 

Define : pend'  ing,  pen'  sive,  de  pend',  pend'  ant,  pen'- 
sion,  ap  pend',  pen'  du  lum,  com'  pen  sate,  sus  pend'  er. 

Sta,  stat,  stitu,  means  to  stand,  to  set  up. 

Define : sta'  ble,  stat'  ure,  des'  ti  tute,  un  sta'  ble, 

stat'  ue,  in  sti  tu'  tion,  con'  stant,  stat'  ute,  res  ti  tu'  tion. 


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Cor,  cord,  means  heart. 

Define : core,  cour'  age,  en  cour'  age,  ac  cord'. 

Tract,  means  to  draw. 

Define : trace,  distract',  subtract',  ab' stract,  ex- 

tract', at  tract',  pro  tract',  trac'  tion,  ex  trac'  tion. 

Junct,  jug,  means  to  join,  joined. 

Define  : junc'  tion,  con  junc'  tion,  junc'  ture,  in  junc'- 
tion,  ad' junct,  sub  ju  ga' tion,  con  ju  ga'  tion. 

Mov,  mot,  means  to  move. 

Define:  mov' a ble,  mo' tion,  remove',  mo' tive,  mo'- 
tor,  com  mo'  tion,  pro  mo'  tion,  lo'  co  mo  tive,  de  mo'  tion. 

Pon,  posit,  means  to  place,  placed. 

Define:  postpone',  de  pos' it,  repose',  compose',  sup- 
pose', de  com  pose',  op'  po  site. 

Dat,  dit,  don,  means  to  give,  a gift. 

Defiyie:  da' ta,  do' nor,  ed' it,  dona' tion,  ed' i tor. 

Fug,  fugit,  means  to  flee,  fled. 

Define : ref'  uge,  cen  trif ' u gal,  fu'  gi  tive,  feb'  ri  fuge, 
sub'  ter  fuge,  ref  u gee'. 

Ven,  vent,  means  to  come,  come. 

Define  : con  vene',  in  ter  vene',  con  ven'  ient,  ad'  vent, 
in  vent',  con  tra  ven'  tion,  pre  vent'  ive,  sub  ven'  tion. 

Ced,  cess,  ceas,  ceed,  means  to  go,  to  come,  to  yield. 

Define : cede,  an  te  ced'  ent,  ces'  sion,  ac  cess'  i ble,  re- 
tro cede,  proceed',  ex  cess' ive,  pro  ce' dure,  an' ces  try. 

TJn  means  one. 

Define  : u'  nit,  u na  nim'  i ty,  u'  ni  corn,  u'  ni  verse. 

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APPLETON’S  STANDARD  SPELLER 


Doc,  doct,  means  to  teach,  taught. 

Define : doc'  ile,  in  doc'  tri  nate,  doc'  u ment,  doc'  trine, 
doc  u men'  ta  ry,  doc'  tor,  doc'  tor  ate. 

Ann,  enn,  means  a year. 

Define : an'  nu  al,  cen  ten'  ni  al,  sem  i an'  nu  al,  bi  en'- 
ni  al,  an  nu'  i ty,  mil  len'  ni  um. 

Write  and  define  other  words  having  the  stems  given 
above. 


SYNONYMS 


Notice  that  the  words  of  each  group  are  alike  in  meaning 
in  some  respects  and  different  in  meaning  in  other  respects. 
Such  words  are  called  synonyms. 


bard, 

po'  et, 

chide, 
re  buke', 

mourn, 

grieve, 

sight, 

scene, 

care' less, 
heed'  less, 

be  tween', 
a mong', 


one  who  composes  and  sings  poems  or 
verse. 

one  who  composes  poetry. 

to  find  fault  with  privately  and  kindly. 

to  reprove  publicly  and  harshly. 

to  show  a state  of  sadness. 

to  be  in  pain  of  mind  because  of  sorrow. 

that  which  is  seen. 

series  of  objects  or  events  presented  to 
the  view. 

free  from  care  or  anxiety. 

not  noticing  or  obeying  directions. 

intermediate  with  regard  to  two  objects, 
persons,  or  ideas. 

in  the  midst  of,  with  regard  to  more 
than  two  objects,  persons,  or  ideas. 


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gen'  er  al, 

admitting  of  exceptions. 

u ni  ver'  sal, 

admitting  of  no  exceptions. 

spec'  i men, 

one  of  a class  of  objects. 

sam'  pie, 

part  of  a thing  itself. 

de  fend', 

to  resist  assault. 

pro  tect', 

to  give  shelter. 

praise, 

to  commend  what  our  judgment  ap- 
proves. 

ap  plaud', 

to  commend  spontaneously  with  clap- 
ping of  hands  or  other  sign. 

ac  quire', 

to  gain  by  one’s  own  labor  and  by 
honest  means. 

ob  tain', 

to  get  by  one’s  own  labor  or  an- 
other’s. 

re  ceive', 

to  take  or  get. 

ac  cept', 

to  take  cordially,  or  for  the  purpose 
for  which  a thing  is  offered. 

suf  fi'  cient, 

supplying  our  needs. 

e nougli', 

more  than  sufficient ; supplying  our 
desires. 

cus'  tom, 

wonted  use  or  frequent  repetition  of 
the  same  act. 

hab'  it, 

internal  principle  of  action. 

force, 

outward  energy. 

strength, 

inward  energy  or  capability. 

ha'  tred, 

dislike  that  is  shown. 

o'  di  um, 

dislike  that  is  borne. 

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CHANGES  IN  WORD  FORMS  AND  APPLICATION  OF 
RULES  OF  SPELLING 

Using  the  suffix  ion  (act  of,  state  of)  make  nouns  out  of 
the  following  verbs , remembering  the  rule  for  final  e: 

trans  gress'  de  ject'  re  vise'  ven'  er  ate 

ag'  i tate  pro  mote'  con  fess'  spec'  u late 

Write  the  participles  of  the  following  verbs  by  adding  ing 
or  ed,  remembering  the  rule  for  final  y: 

clar'  i fy  de  scry'  mol'  li  fy  spec'  i fy 

clas'  si  fy  dis  qual'  i fy  pu'  tre  fy  stul'  ti  fy 

Change  these  verbs  into  adjectives  by  using  the  suffix  able: 

war'  rant  use  de  sire'  ven'  er  ate 

ter'  mi  nate  vi'  o late  tol'  er  ate  en'  vy 

Using  the  suffix  ons,  turn  the  following  nouns  into  adjec- 
tives and  use  both  forms  in  sentences : 

clam'  or  o'  dor  fu'  ry  vig'  or 

glo'  ry  in'  ju  ry  in'  dus  try  haz'  ard 

Using  the  suffix  ary,  change  the  following  nouns  into  ad- 
jectives and  use  both  forms  in  sentences : 

cus'  tom  frag'  ment  dis  ere'  tion  in  sur  rec'  tion 
hon'  or  mo'  ment  dis'  ci  pline  com'  pli  ment 

Change  the  folloiving  adjectives  into  nouns  by  suffixing 
ness,  remembering  the  rule  for  final  y,  and  use  both 
forms  hi  sentences : 

bus'  y friend'  ly  cov'  et  ous  de  ceit'  ful 

for  get'  ful  bap'  py  slotb'  ful  skill'  ful 


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Change  the  following  words  by  prefixing  im: 

prob'  a ble  pa'  tient  pen'  i tent  meas'  ur  a ble 

mov'  a ble  par'  tial  pol'  i tic  prac'  ti  ca  ble 

Define  the  following  words  after  prefixing  mis: 

ad  ven'  ture  de  mean'  or  ap  pro  pri  a'  tion 

ap  pre  bend'  cal'  cu  late  pro  nounce' 

Change  the  following  verbs  into  adjectives  by  suffixing  ory: 

ad  vise'  con  tra  diet'  re  tal'  i ate 

an  tic'  i pate  de  pre'  ci  ate  re  ver'  ber  ate 

Use  the  suffix  ist  ivitli  each  of  the  folloiving  ivords: 

pi  an'  o tbe'  o ry  bot'  a ny  e'  go  tism 

vo'  cal  pu'  gil  ism  e con'  o my  nov'  el 

Use  the  prefix  un  before  the  following  words.  Define  the 
ivords  and  use  them  in  sentences  : 

civ'  il  grate'  ful  man'  age  a ble  con  sti  tu'  tion  al 

eas'  y du'  ti  ful  nec'  es  sa  ry  ac  count'  a ble 

Make  verbs  of  the  following  words  by  using  the  suffix  ize: 
i'  dol  e'  qual  rneth'  od  sym'  bol 

pa'  tron  civ'  il  hu'  man  re'  al 

Using  the  suffix  ance,  change  the  following  verbs  into  nouns : 
an  noy'  guide  ad  here'  com  ply' 

grieve  de  liv'  er  dis  turb'  re  sem'  ble 

Change  the  meanings  of  the  following  words  by  prefixing 
in  meaning  not,  want  of : 

del'  i ca  cy  clem'  en  cy  ef  fi'  cien  cy  com'  pe  ten  cy 
do  cil'  i ty  di  ges'  tion  con'  stan  cy  tern'  per  ance 


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PART  II 


venge'  ance 
prec'  i pice 
jeal'  ous  y 
treach'  er  ous 
sal'  a ble 
quar'  an  tine 
se  clu'  sion 
a non'  y mous 
ap  pa  ra'  tus 
ar  ti  fi'  cial 
man'  age  a ble 
il  leg'  i ble 
chief'  tain 
se'  ere  cy 
liq'  ue  fy 
su'  i cide 
seiz'  ure 
buoy'  ant 
san'  guine 
cha  grined' 
ex'  cel  lent 
in  fer'  a ble 
trans  fer'  a ble 
for'  ci  ble 
di  ver'  si  fy 


SPELLING 

fu'  gi  five 
diph  the'  ri  a 
al  le'  giance 
pug  na'  cious 
ju  di'  cious 
re  sourc'  es 
am  bas'  sa  dor 
ac'  cu  ra  cy 
ab  bre'  vi  ate 
am  a teur' 
ad  van  ta'  geous 
sym'  pa  thize 

10  cal'  i ty 
gay' e ty 
sem'  i na  ry 
in  ju'  ri  ous 
gym  nas'  tics 
ben  e h'  cial 
con  sci  en'  tious 

11  a bil'  i ties 
cap'  il  la  ry 
ir'  ri  ta  ble 
flex'  i ble 
op'  por  tune 
in  fee'  tious 


fur'  lough 
dis  ci'  pie 
for'  feit 
el  lip'  sis 
trea'  tise 
req'  ui  site 
tan'  gi  ble 
sig  nif ' i cant 
ex  cus'  a ble 
ex  pe'  di  ent 
sep'  a ra  ble 
maj'  es  ty 
mag  nan'  i mous 
chan  de  Her' 
chic'  o ry 
hem'  or  rhage 
pal'  ate 
far  i na'  ceous 
fe  ro'  cious 
gas'  e ous 
ex  trav'  a gant 
guar  an  tee' 
in  au'  gu  ral 
mu  si'  cian 
naph' tha 


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ad'  ver  sa  ry 
con  spic'  u ous 
con  ta'  gious 
di'  a phragm 
de  fi'  cient 
cu  ri  os'  i ty 
re  it'  er  ate 
jeop'  ard  y 
dis  til'  ler  y 
dis  tin'  guish 
dys  pep'  si  a 
ef  fer  ves'  cent 
e lec  tri'  cian 
en  cy  clo  pe'  di  a 
e quiv'  a lent 
se'  ere  cy 
mos  qui'  to 
gar'  goyle 
gar'  isli 
sym'  met  ry 
sue  ces'  sive 
re  cep'  ta  cle 
pleu'  ri  sy 
ox'  i dize 
con  duct'  or 
con  du'  cive 
aq'  ue  duct 
ca  pa'  cious 
sus  cep'  ti  ble 


in  flam'  ma  ble 
in  tel lec' tu  al 
in  tel'  li  gi  ble 
ir'  ri  gate 
suav' i ty 
lin'  a ment 
lus'  cious 
ma  li'  cious 
ma  neu'  ver 
con  vince' 
leth'  ar  gy 
mem  o ran'  dum 
mi  gnon  ette' 
mort'  gage 
ex  tin'  guish 
or' i gin 
can'  dor 
pal'  sied 
fin  an  cier' 
con  ges'  tion 
ep  i dem'  ic 
vil'  lain 
proph'  e sy 
era'  pha  sis 
cour  a'  geous 
av  a ri'  cious 
ca  pri'  cious 
men  da'  cious 
in  trep'  id 


ca  pit'  u late 
ar'  mis  tice 
can  non  eer' 
brig  a dier' 
biv'  ouac 
re  veil'  le 
sus  pi'  cious 
on'  er  ous 
mer'  can  tile 
des'  pi  ca  ble 
lan'  guor 
hei'  nous 
au  da'  cious 
in  sid'  i ous 
ser'  geant 
pal'  let 

gu  ber  na  to'  ri  al 
ste  re  op'  ti  con 
a poth'  e ca  ry 
asth'  ma 
af  fa  bil'  i ty 
fro'  ward 
her'  o ine 
cyn'  ic  al 
cy  lin'  dric  al 
de  ci'  sive 
ev  a nes'  cent 
ig'  no  min  y 
er  u di'  tion 


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al  le'  vi  ate 
ab  bre'  vi  ate 
ac  com'  plice 
am  phi'  bi  ous 
de  pre'  ci  ate 
cir'  cuit 
e ma'  ci  ate 
mi  rac'  u Ions 
chas'  tise  ment 
in  del'  i bly 
con'  tour 
a'  que  ous 
an  ni  ver'  sa  ry 
ar  raign' 
as  sas'  sin 
as  ses'  sor 
pro  ceed' 
rec  re  a'  tion 
ap'  o plex  y 
com  par'  a tive 
os'  se  ous 
prom'  on  to  ry 
hy  dro  pho'  bi  a 
sa  li'  va 
ar'  chi  trave 
so  lil'  o quy 
tac'  i turn 
lin'  e a ment 
yeo'  man  ry 


in  vin'  ci  ble 
le  git'  i mate 
om  nis'  cient 
e co  nom'  ic  al 
di  ver'  si  ty 
fe  lie'  i ty 
en  co'  mi  um 
co  er'  cion 
san'  i ta  ry 
men'  di  cant 
pan'  to  mime 
phan'  tom 
bas  tile' 
cap'  tious 
e the'  re  al 
e gre'  gious 
en  fran'  chise 
rnal  fea'  sance 
per'  i style 
har'  ass 
em  bar'  rass 
ex  ag'  ger  ate 
al  bu'  men 
gar'  ble 
bou'  illon 
per'  ti  nence 
gro  tesque' 
ar'  ti  lice 
tran'  sient 


con  ti  gu'  i ty 
ec  cen'  trie 
flue'  tu  ate 
in  san'  i ty 
pe  nu'  ri  ous 
rel'  e vant 
per'  qui  site 
chi  me'  ra 
treach'  er  ous 
in  tagl'  io 
bu'  reau 
gal'  ley 
in  sur  rec'  tion 
eu'  lo  gy 
cau'  tious 
im  pet'  u ous 
in  e'  bri  ate 
con  val  es'  cent 
e phem'  er  al 
dem  o li'  tion 
pre  ced'  ence 
scru'  tin  ize 
cro  quet' 
masque 
gauge'  a ble 
dam'  age  a ble 
mar'  riage  a ble 
pro  nounce'  a ble 
shoe'  ing 


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in  stan  ta'  ne  ous 
in'  flu  ence 
in  fal'  li  ble 
at  tor'  ney 
del'  e ble 
re  spon  si  bil'  i ty 
mas  quer  ade' 
trans  lu'  cent 
car'  i ca  ture 
vogue 
sat'  el  lites 
gal'  ax  y 
e clip'  tic 
ap  par'  eled 
in  de  scrib'  a ble 
man  u fac'  tur  er 
an  nounce'  ment 
ap  pro  pri  a'  tion 
pro  nun  ci  a'  tion 
im  per  cep'  ti  ble 
su  per  in  tend'  ent 


a lac'  ri  ty 
du'  ti  ful 
istli'  mus 
di  lem'  ma 
lab'  y rintb 
ax'  i om 
or  a to'  ri  o 
cri'  ses 
ver'  ti  ces 
syn  op'  ses 
trans  ferred' 
con'  quered 
e'  qualed 
kid'  nap  ed 
right'  eous  ness 
pen  i ten'  tia  ry 
su  per  nat'  u ral 
cos  mo  pol'  i tan 
met  ro  pol'  i tan 
con  fee'  tion  er  y 
op  por  tu'  ni  ties 


re  ceipt' 
vi'  cious 
there'  fore 
tech'  nic  al 
syn  on'  y mous 
par  si  mo'  ni  ous 
sac'  cha  rine 
vac'  il  late 
ben'  e fit  ed 
spher'  ic  al 
sov ' er  eign 
rec  i proc'  i ty 
pro  ceed' 
prec'  e dent 
phe  nom'  e non 
ad  ven'  tur  ous 
com  mod'  i ties 
ac  com'  pa  nied 
or  gan  i za'  tion 
re  tro  spec'  tion 
rem  i nis'  cence 


PREFIXES 

Se  means  apart,  aside.  Tims  . se  led  , to  gather  aside. 
Define : se  cede',  se  elude',  se  di'  tion. 

Syn,  sym,  syl,  means  together,  with.  Thus  : syl'  la  ble , 
that  which  is  held  together. 

Define : syn  op'  sis,  syn'  a gogue,  syn'  tax,  sym'  pa  thy, 
sym'  hoi,  sym'  me  try,  syl'  la  bus. 


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Super  means  above,  over.  Thus:  su  per  scrip'  tion,  that 
which  is  written  over  (on  the  top  or  surface). 

Define : su  per  in  tend'  ent,  su'  per  fine,  su  per  vise'. 

With  means  from,  against. 

Define : with  draw',  with  hold',  with  stand'. 

Semi  means  half. 

Define : sem'  i cir  cle,  sem  i con'  scious,  sem  i week'  ly. 

IJn  before  a verb  means  to  take  off,  to  reverse. 

Define : un  bos'  om,  un  earth',  un  twist',  un  wrap'. 

Write  and  define  other  words  having  the  prefixes  given 
above. 


SUFFIXES 

Ry,  ory,  means  place  where,  relating  to.  Thus : a'  vi- 

a ry , a place  where  birds  are  kept. 

Define : fac'  to  ry,  mi'  gra  to  ry,  bind'  er  y,  but'  ter  y. 

Some  means  somewhat,  full  of,  inclined  to.  Thus : icin' - 
some , full  of  allurement. 

Define : glad'  some,  trou'  ble  some,  tire'  some,  noi'  some. 

TJre  means  the  act  of,  that  which. 

Define : cap'  ture,  struc'  ture,  com  po'  sure,  ex  po'  sure. 
Ee  means  one  to  whom. 

Define : mort  ga  gee',  em  ploy  ee',  pay  ee',  nom  i nee'. 

Write  and  define  other  words  having  the  snjfixes  given 
above . 


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STEMS 

Stru,  struct,  means  to  build,  built.  Thus : struc'  ture , 
that  which  is  built. 

Define:  struc'  tur  al,  con  struct',  de  struc'  tion,  in  struc'- 
tion,  con  strue',  in'  stru  ment,  sub  struc'  ture. 

Tend,  tens,  tent,  means  to  stretch,  stretched.  Thus : 
tend'  en  cy , a stretching  or  direction  toward. 

Define : at  tend',  ex  ten'  sive,  in  tense',  con  tend',  pre- 
tense', dis  tend',  ex  tend',  sub  tend',  in  ten'  tion,  in  ten'  sive. 

Magn,  maj,  maxim,  means  great,  greater,  greatest. 

Define : mag'  ni  fy,  mag'  ni  tude,  mag  nan'  i mous,  mag'- 
nate,  maj'  or,  maj'  es  ty,  max'  im,  max'  i mum. 

Reg,  rect,  means  to  lead  straight,  to  rule,  ruled. 

Define : reg'  u lar,  re'  gent,  re'  gal,  cor  rect',  di  rect',  in'- 
di  rect,  rec'  ti  fy,  rec'  ti  tude,  cor  rect'  ive. 

Fleet,  flex,  means  to  bend,  bent. 

Define : flex'  i ble,  in  fleet',  re  flee'  tion,  cir'  cum  flex. 

Vine,  vict,  means  to  conquer,  conquered. 

Define : con  vince',  con  vict',  con  vie'  tion,  vie'  tim. 

Pon,  posit,  means  to  place,  placed. 

Define : post  pone',  com  pose',  de'  com  pose,  re  pose', 

sup  po  si'  tion,  de  pos'  it,  dep  o si'  tion,  op  pose'. 

Cap,  capit,  means  head,  of  the  head. 

Define : cap,  cape,  cap'  tain,  ca  pit'  u late,  cap'  i tal. 

Corp,  corpo,  means  body. 

Define : corps,  corpse,  cor  po  ra'  tion,  cor'  pus  cle. 


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Val,  valid,  means  to  be  strong,  to  be  worth. 

Define  : val'  or,  val'  ue,  val'  id,  in  val'  id,  va  lid'  i ty, 
val'  iant,  con  val  es'  cent,  a vail',  in'  val  id. 

Leg,  lect,  means  to  gather,  to  read. 

Define:  leg' end,  illeg'ible,  select',  col' lege,  el' e- 
gance,  lec'ture,  in  tel  lec'  tu  al,  collec  tor,  e lect' ive. 

Cent  means  hundred. 

Define : cen'  tu  ry,  cen  ten'  ni  al,  cen'  te  na  ry,  cent. 

Dent  means  tooth. 

Define:  den'  tist,  den'tal,  dent,  den'tifrice,  indent'. 

Rupt  means  to  break. 

Define : in  ter  rupt',  ab  rupt',  bank'  rupt,  cor  rupt'. 

Par,  parat,  means  to  prepare. 

Define:  ap  par' el,  compare',  prepare',  com  par' i son. 

Sent,  sens,  means  to  feel. 

Define:  assent',  consent',  dissent',  sen'  su  al,  sen'- 

si  tive,  sen'  si  ble,  sen'  ti  ment,  sen'  so  ry,  sen  sa'  tion. 

Cred,  credit,  means  to  believe. 

Define  : creed,  ere'  dence,  cred'  i ble,  cred'  it  or. 

Write  and  define  other  words  having  the  stems  given 
above. 


SYNONYMS 


com  pare', 
con  trast', 

con  ceal', 
dis  guise', 


to  find  resemblances  between  things, 
to  find  differences  between  things. 

to  hide  what  we  do  not  wish  seen, 
to  conceal  by  a false  appearance. 


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ad  ja'  cent, 

lying  near  or  close  to  each  other. 

ad  join'  ing, 

having  a common  boundary. 

con'  tract, 

an  agreement  between  persons. 

com'  pact, 

a solemn  contract  between  states. 

re  peat', 

to  say  the  second  time. 

re  it'  er  ate, 

to  say  again  and  again. 

pos'  si  ble, 

capable  of  being  done. 

prac'  ti  ca  ble, 

desirable  to  be  done. 

per  form', 

to  bring  a work  or  task  to  an  end. 

a cliieve', 

to  brin^  to  an  end  a work  of  im- 

O 

portance. 

ra'  tion  al, 

having  the  faculty  of  reasoning. 

rea'  son  a ble, 

governed  by  reason. 

tern'  per  ance, 

use  in  moderation. 

ab'  sti  nence, 

the  doing  without. 

in  ge  nu'  i ty, 

power  of  invention. 

clev'  er  ness, 

power  to  execute  with  skill  and 
dexterity. 

pique, 

slight  vexation. 

spite, 

settled  ill  will. 

a pol'  o gy, 

statement  made  in  atonement  for 
unbecoming  conduct. 

ex  cuse', 

statement  made  to  account  for  ne^- 

o 

lect  of  duty. 

be  hav'  ior, 

manner  of  carrying  one’s  self  in  par- 
ticular actions. 

con'  duct, 

general  course  of  one’s  life. 

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APPLETON’S  STANDARD  SPELLER 


re  prove', 
re  buke', 

dil'  i gent, 
in  dus'  tri  ous, 

ru'  ral, 
rus'  tic, 

e co  nom'  ic  al, 
frn'  gal, 

par  si  mo'  ni  ous, 
il  lit'  er  ate, 

ig'  no  rant, 


to  express  disapprobation  with 
calmness. 

to  express  disapprobation  in  a more 
excited  and  personal  manner. 

earnest  in  application  for  a time, 
habitual  in  devotion  to  labor, 
pertaining  to  the  country, 
pertaining  to  people  living  in  the 
country. 

saving  prudently, 
saving  closely, 
saving  meanly. 

not  possessed  of  knowledge  that 
comes  from  reading  and  study, 
lacking  knowledge  of  a special 
subject  or  general  information. 


CHANGES  IN  WORD  FORMS  AND  APPLICATION  OF 
RULES  OF  SPELLING 

Apply  the  following  rules  for  forming  plurals : 

As  a rule , add  s to  the  singular. 

Nouns  ending  in  ch  ( soft ),  s,  sh,  x,  or  z add  es  to  the 
singular. 

Nouns  ending  in  y,  preceded  by  a consonant , change  y 
to  i and  add  es  for  the  plural. 

Nouns  ending  in  y,  preceded  by  a vowel , add  only  s for 
the  plural. 

cho' rus 
ca  noe' 


wit'  ness  neigh'  bor  om'  ni  bus 

bal  loon'  mon'  arch  di  lem'  ma 


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cir'  cus 
ac'  tress 
cav'  i ty 


fac'  to  ry 
gal'  ler  y 
bu'  reau 


gar'  ment 
istli'  thus 
par'  ti  cle 


lab'  y rintk 
ac  com'  pi  ice 
a pol'  o gy 


Nouns  ending  in  o preceded  by  a consonant  add  es,  but 
preceded  by  a vowel  add  s to  form  the  plural . 


cam'  e o 
so'  lo 
car'  go 
he'  ro 
ve'  to 


pi  an  o 
mu  lat'  to 
las'  so 
ecli'  o 
vol  ca'  no 


buf'  fa  lo 
ne'  gro 
in  tagl'  io 
me  men'  to 
kan  ga  roo' 


po  ta'  to 
or  a to'  ri  o 
so  pra'  no 
em'  bry  o 
ra'  ti  o 


Note  the  following  irregular  plurals : 


fo'  cus  fo'  ci 
ba'  sis  ba'  ses 
cri'  sis  cri'  ses 
ver'  tex  ver'  ti  ces 
vor'  tex  vor'  ti  ces 
ax'  is  ax'  es 


nu'  cle  us 
syn  op'  sis 
a nal'  y sis 
au  tom'  a ton 
plie  nom'e  non 
liy  potk'  e sis 


nu'  cle  i 
syn  op'  ses 
a nal'  y ses 
au  tom'  a ta 
pke  nom'e na 
ky  potk'e  ses 


Monosyllables  and  polysyllables  accented  on  the  last  syl- 
lable, ending  in  a single  consonant  preceded  by  a single  vowel , 
double  the  final  consonant  before  a suffix  beginning  with  a 
vowel,  except  when  the  addition  of  this  suffix  throws  the  accent 
nearer  the  beginning  of  the  word: 


cram 
pre  fer' 
trans  fer' 
ac  quit' 


cram'  min^ 
pre  fer'  ring 
trans  fer'  ring 
ac  quit'  ting 


crammed 
pre  ferred' 
trans  ferred' 
ac  quit'  ted 


There  are  four  exceptions  to  this  rule : 
cha  grilled',  ex'  cel  lent,  in  fer'  a ble,  trans  fer'  a ble 


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Form  the  participles  of  the  following  verbs : 

con  trol'  con  fer'  trails  mit'  de  fer' 

sub  mit'  ac  quit'  e quip'  re  fer' 


Polysyllables  not  accented  on  the  last  syllable , ending  in  a 
single  consonant  preceded  by  a single  voivel , do  not  double  the 
final  consonant  before  a suffix  beginning  with  a voivel : 


e'  qual 
ben'  e fit 
suin'  mon 
ban'  quet 
ap  par'  el 
wor'  ship 


e'  qual  ing 
ben'  e fit  ing 
sum'  mon  ing 
ban'  quet  ing 
ap  par'  el  ing 
wor'  ship  ing 


e'  qualed 
ben'  e fit  ed 
sum'  moned 
ban'  quet  ed 
ap  par'  eled 
wor'  ship  ed 


Words  ending  in  e silent  regularly  drop  the  e before  a 
suffix  beginning  with  a vowel. 


Apply  this  rule  to  the  folloiving  words  in  forming  the  present 
participle : 


es  cape' 
breathe 
per  suade' 


be  lieve' 
ac  quire' 
o blige' 


be  grudge' 
de  fine' 
per  ceive' 


re  tire' 
in  quire' 
pur  sue' 


Notice  the  retention  of  final  e in  the  folloiving  ivords  to  pre- 
vent a change  of  pronunciation : 


no'  tice  a ble 
trace'  a ble 
gauge'  a ble 
tinge'  ing 
dam'  age  a ble 
toe'  ing 


change'  a ble 
singe'  ing 
mar'  riage  a ble 
dye'  ing 
ser'  vice  a ble 
hoe'  ino; 

O 


peace'  a ble 
pierce'  a ble 
pro  nounce'  a ble 
shoe'  ing 
out  ra'  geous 
cour  a'  geous 


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